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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....]
New Cancer Research Center Opens In Israel
Researchers from around the world gathered recently in Israel for the inauguration of the Technion Integrated Cancer Center (TICC), a first-of-its kind hub for global cancer research, aimed at developing new treatments and inventing cutting-edge early stage diagnostic technologies. “Conquering cancer is one of the global community’s most pressing challenges, and it requires an interdisciplinary … [Read More....]
Are Gut Microbes To Blame For Yo-Yo Obesity?
The phenomenon of weight cycling is the repeated loss and regain of body weight. Illustration via Weizmann Institute of Science Dieters know all too well that losing weight doesn’t mean it’s gone for good. And research has shown that the phenomenon of weight cycling – the repeated loss and regain of body weight – can be bad for our health, upping the risk of developing adult-onset diabetes, … [Read More....]
Alternative Therapy Helps Anxiety and Surgery Results
A combination of complementary medicine and standard care is proven to reduce patient anxiety levels and thereby improve surgical outcomes. Researchers from Haifa, Israel, have proven that a combination of complementary medicine and standard care for preoperative anxiety is more effective in reducing symptoms caused by patient anxiety and consequently improves postsurgical … [Read More....]
The Gadgets That Enable Blind People to See
In Prof. Amir Amedi’s world-renowned Lab for Brain and Multisensory Research at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, people with vision impairment can “see” their environment with the aid of sensory substitution devices (SSDs) that provide visual information from sound and touch. Now, two of the lab’s groundbreaking inventions are being readied for the mass market in Brainnovations, Israel Brain … [Read More....]
