Researchers from the Sackler Faculty of Medicine at Tel Aviv University found that a very low dose of the active ingredient in marijuana (THC) may protect brain cells before and after brain injury, and can also protect against the development of cardiac damage.

In the outskirts of Caesarea, once a jewel in the Roman-empire's crown and now a posh town in Israel, stands Mazor Robotics' factory. There, the future of surgery is being built, with the Revolutionary Renaissance surgical robot.

For many people, the simple task of reading a street sign or a restaurant menu is impossible due to visual impairment. Israeli startup OrCam is using sophisticated artificial intelligence to give these people a solution.

Researchers at the Center for Fertility Preservation of the Sheba Medical Center in Israel have recently discovered the reason behind high rates of infertility in female cancer patients and have already begun testing a possible treatment.

Though the technical side of being a doctor is complex enough, many doctors admit that the hardest part of their jobs is talking to their patients about dying. A new Israeli-Canadian study suggests doctors should be specially trained for the task.

Studies on the way the brain navigates on a plain have so far focused on two dimensions. Now researchers at the Weizmann Institute in Israel set out to get a better understanding of how the brain processes 3D environments – using fruit bats.

Millions of people worldwide suffer from mitral regurgitation, a disorder of the heart in which the mitral valve does not close properly, which makes heart surgery a risky option. MitrAssist is working on a solution.

When it comes to neurodegenerative disease, much remains in the dark. However, step by step, science is getting closer the causes of these diseases and how to treat them. Another such step was made by Israeli researchers recently.

When people experience prolonged periods of stress, the toll on the body is heavy. Ben-Gurion University researchers have shown that chronic stress increases the susceptibility to autoimmune disease.

Cardiologist until now worked under the assumption that the heart cannot heal itself. But an Israeli study, which stumbled upon the heart's self-regenerating stem cells, challenges this notion.

Until today, schizophrenia could only be physically diagnosed after a patient's death. For the first time, Israeli researchers have found a way to biologically detect schizophrenia by analyzing tissue from the patient's nose.

For 5,000 years, dates have been considered part of a healthy diet. A recent study from Israel examined the nine varieties growing in the holy land and showed that the sweet fruit is good for your heart and liver.

Crazy for Facebook? Be careful! Researchers from Tel Aviv University have discovered that in some cases, social networks such as Facebook cause psychotic episodes and delusions.

Some diseases are accompanied by a collapse of the immune system, causing them to spread faster. A recent research has shown that this is a result of a malfunction in an otherwise positive process.

How often do you listen to your doctor's recommendations? Would you be more inclined to get a flu shot if your doctor got one? As it turns out – most people would. A new study suggests that doctors lead by example.