Many known drugs have serious side effects, which cause inflammatory and allergic reactions in patients. A researcher from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem has developed a synthetic family of drugs which are highly efficient, yet have no known side effects.

One of modern medicine's biggest challenges today is viruses. Despite great advances in many fields of medicine, some diseases caused by viruses are still extremely hard to treat. Israeli company Vecoy aims to change all that with a new approach: creating synthetic cells that lure the viruses away from the body they are trying to infect.

UltraClean, an Israeli company, is claiming it has a new solution for hand-drying: An automatic non-touch cotton towel dispenser, with a self-laundering system inside, meaning the towel never needs to be replaced. The system will soon be introduced in Europe.

After over a decade of development, ARGO Medical Technologies has announced that their flagship product, ReWalk, an exoskeleton which uses robotics to enable paraplegics to walk, is now available for personal use around Europe.

A study conducted at the Soroka Medical Center in Be'er Sheva has concluded that in cases of sleep apnea, surgery for tonsil-removal might not be necessary. The editor of the prestigious journal Pediatrics has called the research "eye opening."

One in 20 people over the age of 65 will suffer from Alzheimer's disease. Israeli scientists are now beginning a phase 2 trial of an experimental drug called Ladostigil, which has already had promising results on lab animals.

Five ongoing research projects focusing on regenerative medicine will receive funding from both the Israeli and the British government. The project is part of BIRAX, a scientific collaboration between the British and Israeli government, which began in 2008.

Researchers from various fields at the Weizmann Institute in Israel have joined forces to create a model that can explain "medical mysteries" related to side-effects of chemotherapy. This understanding of the causes of infections can lead to a more individual approach to cancer treatment.

Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have discovered that foods high in fat, when consumed in a scheduled manner, actually lead to weight loss. Moreover, the diet examined led to a unique metabolism that caused the body to convert fat into energy - rather than store it.

An Israeli medical device that is saving lives in intensive care units worldwide is now being tested at a dozen US hospital emergency departments to see if it could keep patients out of intensive care. NICOM is a non-invasive monitor of the movement of blood from the heart to the body’s organs.

Scientists have discovered a new neural pathway between the brain and internal organs. The research, conducted at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem used the rabies virus in order to gain a better understanding of bone development.

US and Israeli researchers have been able to uncover the brain's code for pronouncing vowels. The discovery may hold the key to allow people with almost complete paralysis to be able to speak by connecting the brain to a computer.

Is sleep learning possible? A new Weizmann Institute study published in Nature Neuroscience has found that people can learn new information while they sleep, and this can unconsciously modify their behavior when their awake.

Researchers from Tel Aviv University are trying to identify the triggers of allergic reactions, in order to find a way to stop a reaction before it begins. The team hopes that their work will help identify proteins that can be targeted by medication, without impacting other cells.

Israeli startup company, Hyginex, has developed a simple system to reduce healthcare risks in hospitals: Digital bracelets that work alongside sensor-embedded soap dispensers to detect if medical staff washed their hands properly.