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Israeli Study Shows More Successful Method For Skin Grafts
Skin grafts are modern medicine miracles, saving the lives of people suffering from severe tissue damage. Unfortunately, they are also complicated to perform and carry the risk of infection, rejection and a whole lot of pain. d. Instead of using the patient’s own skin or the skin of others, lab-grown tissue is used to replace or regenerate the damaged area. This too is a very complicated … [Read More....]
Sleep Vital to Repair DNA Damage
It’s no secret that a good night’s sleep is important. But it’s also pretty strange that all living things require substantial shut-eye that leaves them vulnerable in a world full of danger. So what makes the benefits of sleep so great that it’s worth the risk? This is the question that researchers from Bar-Ilan University sought to answer. In a study now published in Nature Communications, … [Read More....]
Migraine Relief From An Israeli Neuro-Modulation Device
Fourteen percent of American adults suffer from migraines or severe headaches. Among women aged 18 to 44, the number soars to 23%. There is no cure for migraines, and over-the-counter pain relief medicines do not always work. One of the most promising treatments is occipital nerve stimulation, where a small pulse generator is implanted at the base of the skull to send pain-relieving electrical … [Read More....]
Endometriosis Target For Medical Cannabis
Israeli startup Gynica will research and develop its cannabis-based treatment at the newly licensed Lumir Lab on the Hebrew University campus. Gynica, an Israeli startup specializing in cannabis-based solutions in the field of women’s health, is the first company that will carry out research and development at the newly licensed Lumir Lab established on the campus of the Hebrew University of … [Read More....]
Israelis Discover Treatment For Brain Tumors
A new treatment for aggressive brain tumors (glioblastoma) shows great promise, according to a report by Israeli scientists that was published recently in the journal Nucleic Acids Research. Glioblastoma is a serious and incurable brain cancer. Patients receiving this diagnosis typically have 11 to 20 months to live. One of the main difficulties in treating this cancer is that its cells … [Read More....]
Self-Repairing Health Wearables Powered By Body Heat
Israeli scientists have developed an integrated system of wearable monitors that passively detect and transmit vital signs as early markers for disease. Such wearables aren’t unique, but this system is unprecedented because it’s powered by energy from the wearer’s movements and body heat, and can fix its own tears or scratches. The wearable system could spare patients pain, greatly reduce … [Read More....]
Nano System Delivers Anticancer Drugs to Childhood Tumors
A nanotech system invented in Israel for transporting anticancer drugs specifically in pediatric patients has been shown to slow tumor growth and prolong life expectancy in engineered mice by 42 percent. In most of the Western world, cancer is the primary cause of death in children over the age of one. The new system meets an unmet need because existing chemotherapy treatments for adult cancer … [Read More....]
Philips Buys Israeli Cardiac Imaging Company
Amsterdam-based consumer electronics giant Royal Philips has announced it will acquire cardiac imaging company EPD Solutions of Caesarea for €250 million ($294 million) and milestone payments. EPD and its employees will become part of Philips’ Image-Guided Therapy business unit. EPD’s Cardiac Mapping and Navigation System received CE mark approval in February 2018. The system helps … [Read More....]
Economic Mission Assists in Facilitating $15.9M ALS Grant
Last week, California’s Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) announced a $15.9 million grant awarded to Israeli-based Brainstorm Cell Therapeutics. The grant will support a Phase III study for a stem cell based treatment of Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. The Israel Economic Mission to the West Coast was instrumental in creating the platform in which … [Read More....]
Erasing Traumatic Memories May Help To Eradicate PTSD
Erasing unwanted memories isn’t yet possible. However, Israeli scientists are now reporting that they have succeeded in erasing one type of memory in mice – fear. This new technique may one day help extinguish traumatic memories in humans – for example, in people with post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD. “The brain is good at creating new memories when these are associated with strong … [Read More....]
Is There a New Wonder Drug?
Is cannabis the new wonder drug? The powerful plant used to make marijuana and hashish may prove to be the wonder drug of the century. Israeli researchers have long been at the forefront of discovering which of its many components — and in what quantity and form of delivery –- are effective for which ailments. Already since the 1990s, medical cannabis has been permitted in Israel and … [Read More....]
Tiny Barcodes Help In Cancer Therapy
Tiny “barcodes” made of synthetic DNA can help determine the suitability of specific anticancer drugs to a specific patient before treatment even begins, according to an Israeli study recently published in Nature Communications. The new diagnostic technology was developed by Technion-Israel Institute of Technology researchers led by Assistant Prof. Avi Schroeder of the Faculty of Chemical … [Read More....]
