The Lancet Global Health Journal conducted a study that found Israelis to be the world's ninth healthiest eaters, with astonishingly low cholesterol levels, compared to other Western countries.

To track the genome of a three-year-old girl with a rare disease, Dr. Noam Shomron thought to raise the necessary funds from individual donors over the Internet.

Weizmann researchers were able to create the earliest forms of human reproductive cells in the petri dish, a huge step forward for stem cell research.

With so many teenage traffic accidents occurring on a daily basis, it was about time someone looked into ways to keep young drivers' attention on the road.

Asthma is a common condition among children, which is why Alvio wants to suit kids' habits with fun mobile games that work to improve breathing patterns.

Close to three million Americans aged 55 and older suffer from alcohol abuse — and this figure is expected to reach nearly 6 million by 2020.

Researchers at Tel Aviv University found that a protein in the immune system leads to a decline in a female's egg count, and are now searching for ways to repress it.

Researchers found that former smokers saw up to a 20 percent improvement in strength after they quit.

The tech, developed by Samsung and E-virt, helps bedridden children at Israel's Schneider Medical Center stay up-to-date with their classes and classmates.

New research makes the link between exposure to air pollution in the third trimester of pregnancy and the risk for autism in infants clearer than ever before.

Schaudenfreude, the German word describing the feeling of pleasure at another's misfortune, begins in children as young as two, according to new research.

New statistics show that up to 30 percent of former major league football players suffer some form of brain damage as a result of continued tackles and concussions.

Like a modern-day tourniquet, the TopClosure method seals deep and complex wounds, preventing infection and minimizing scarring.

A researcher at the University of Haifa found that taking omega-3 supplements on a regular basis could naturally reduce nicotine dependence.

The health of your immune system may be an important factor in brain aging, regardless of your chronological age.