Tel Aviv University professor has uncovered a protein that may protect brain cells from harm by dementia-based diseases, such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.

A new study from Tel Aviv University may be one of the most important discoveries in the field of neurodegenerative disease. Researchers found that a phenomenon thought to be the cause of Huntington's disease is actually one of the body's defense mechanism.

People above the age of 80 fall once a year on average, often leading to serious injury. Israeli company B-Shoe has developed a shoe that is able to take a step back when it senses a fall coming.

When an anti-cancer drug is administered in a patient, there is no surefire way to know it'll work – or if the cancer is resistant to it. A new study at the Hebrew University may change that with a way of figuring out if a tumor is resistant beforehand.

Some epilepsy patients spend their whole lives dealing with the condition. Others develop the debilitating condition following a head injury. Now a new study from Israel provides new way to diagnose and prevent injury-related epilepsy.

Three students from the Technion have taken upon themselves to give the blind a high-tech alternative to the Seeing Eye dog and cane. The result is a device based on a Kinect camera that can give the blind audio-feedback and help them navigate safely.

American-Israeli 3D printing giant Stratasys has partnered with British company Brightwake to make the production of a life-saving and religiously ethical blood recycling machine significantly cheaper.

As diabetes grows more rampant and threatens to affect one in three Americans in less than four decades, it is no wonder that extensive research is being done to treat and prevent the condition. In Israel, two researchers have made significant advancement in treating type I and detecting type II diabetes.

Would you rub a poisonous creature on your skin? Most people would cringe at the very idea, however, Israeli company StarletDerma was able to harness the poison-injection mechanism of the sea anemone as a platform for the delivery of cosmetics.

After years studying the phenomenon, an Israeli and an American professor have developed a revolutionary treatment method for teenage depression, which is now being awarded by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.

Israeli researcher Dr. Regina Golan-Gertsl was already researching cancer, but when she lost her mother to brain cancer – she focused her efforts to find a cure and has now made a breakthrough discovery.

While modern medicine might still be far from curing cancer altogether, major breakthroughs are being made on a daily basis for curing some forms of it. An Israeli doctor says that curing breast cancer is "not a fantasy."

While it is a somewhat known fact that people who lose their ability to see have their other senses heightened, it is still no replacement for actual sight. However, researchers at the Hebrew University have developed a breakthrough app that allows the blind to "see" using music.

While eating copious amounts of fatty food is one way to gain weight, one study proves there is something else that increases fat cells: Sitting on your butt. By examining how fat is produced at a cellular level, the researchers discovered that placing physical pressure on fat cells actually caused them to expand.

Despite the fact that no animals (except for humans!) shave, it turns out the animal kingdom can teach us a thing or two about shaving. Researchers at the Technion have found that by mimicking the texture of the legs of creatures who live in wet environments – they can create better razors.