Science

Aiming High: Israel Expects To Export $1 Billion Worth Of Medical Cannabis Annually
Israel is known as a marijuana research powerhouse, but now its medical cannabis growers are about to dazzle the world.
October 10, 2017

Mixing Chemo With Bacteria-Killing Antibiotics May Prove Much More Effective
Bacteria found in pancreatic tumors contain an enzyme that inactivates a common drug used to treat various cancers.
October 08, 2017

Binge Drinking In College Lowers Chances Of Landing A Job After Graduation
Drinking habits, not drinking itself, may impact future careers, according to Israeli researchers.
October 03, 2017

Druze-Jewish Startup Healthymize Taps Phone Calls To Monitor Speakers’ Health
Israel's Healthymize has developed an artificially intelligent app that listens to voice patterns in patients with asthma and other ailments.
October 02, 2017

Starving ‘Killer Cells’ Of Oxygen Could Help Destroy Cancerous Tumors
Killer T cells are the foot soldiers of cancer therapy; when starved of oxygen, they become even better adversaries.
October 01, 2017

Further Encouraging Mobile Therapy, Talkspace Raises $31 Million
Israeli company TalkSpace is taking online therapy to the masses in the US.
September 24, 2017

Meet Zebra, The Israeli Startup Whose Smart Algorithms Are Changing Medical Diagnostics
Potentially saving thousands of lives through artificial intelligence, Zebra Medical claims its algorithms can detect diseases such as breast cancer.
September 14, 2017

Surgeons Implant Revolutionary New Device To Treat Heart Failure
In a world first, Israel's Rambam Hospital implanted CorAssist's device to repair the heart of a 72 year old.
September 04, 2017

Scientists Use Beet Pigments To Create Violet Potatoes And Tomatoes, Increase Nutritional Value
It may sound like science fiction, but eating purple tomatoes or violet potatoes might actually be good for you.
September 03, 2017

All Smiles: Israeli Surgeons Join Effort To Correct Facial Deformities Of Ghanaian Children
The surgeries, 155 in eight days, take only one hour each to complete, but change the children's entire lives.
August 29, 2017

Study: Anti-Stress Drugs Could Reduce Cancer Recurrence
Anti-stress and anti-inflammatory drugs significantly reduce the risk of post-surgical cancer recurrence.
August 24, 2017

New Device Tailors Antibiotics To The Patient, Treats Infections Days Earlier
Quick treatment is vital. For every hour that antibiotic treatment is delayed, survival rates drop by 7.6%.
August 23, 2017

Scientists Discover Genetic Mutation That Could Prolong Life By 10 Years
The mutation could increase men's life expectancy while maintaining a quality of life, Israeli researchers say.
August 22, 2017

Aiming High: Israeli Scientist Attempts To Kill Cancer Cells With Cannabis
Cutting-edge research shows that different cannabis compounds could destroy cancer cells.
August 21, 2017

Mobileye Founders Develop Wearable Device To Give The Blind Near-Complete Independence
Clasped onto glasses, MyEye reads texts aloud and identifies people, which enables the blind to achieve nearly complete independence.
August 16, 2017