‘Our enemy is moles and we know how to track them,’ says Lior Wayn, founder of the company that developed DermaCompare. Every child gets a vision and hearing check in … Read More App uses adapted Israeli airforce imaging tech to detect skin cancer
Medicine, Technology & Science
Israeli grassroots lifesaving model goes international
United Hatzalah/United Rescue is training neighborhood first-responder volunteers in cities across North and South America, Europe and India. When the ambulance on which he was volunteering in the 1980’s got … Read More Israeli grassroots lifesaving model goes international
A newfangled weather vane for a connected world
Farmers in the US, Australia, Africa, Brazil and Russia are using the new Taranis system to better plan for preventing weather damage to crops. In less than 10 years, the … Read More A newfangled weather vane for a connected world
Healing children’s hearts in Tanzania
In their most recent trip to Tanzania, volunteers with Israel’s Save a Child’s Heart treat dozens of kids and enjoy some delightful reunions. Shadia Jirani, an 18-month-old Tanzanian girl, was … Read More Healing children’s hearts in Tanzania
Dramatic Leukemia Breakthrough Originated in Israel
Despite only recently receiving such notable public attention, T-call research has been developed and conducted in Israel for over a decade. Prof. Zelig Eshhar: ‘Our Next Task Is To Expand … Read More Dramatic Leukemia Breakthrough Originated in Israel
Israeli biomed’s novel technology could cure diabetes
Betalin Therapeutics’ engineered micro-pancreas will provide a lasting scaffold for transplanted insulin-producing beta cells. In people with type 1 diabetes, the insulin-producing beta cells of the pancreas don’t function properly. … Read More Israeli biomed’s novel technology could cure diabetes
Samir Kuntar vs. the Secret of Israeli Hi-Tech
Samir Kuntar really had it coming. The rockets that destroyed his hideout in the heart of Damascus executed one of the most disgusting Arab terrorists in Israeli history. The night … Read More Samir Kuntar vs. the Secret of Israeli Hi-Tech
Parallels between leukemia and HIV hint at cure
Israeli breakthrough could be key to finding solution for destroying human immunodeficiency virus before it progresses to AIDS. Similarities between leukemia and HIV recently discovered in an Israeli lab might … Read More Parallels between leukemia and HIV hint at cure
New approach to soothe autistic kids
Novel Israeli program teaches adults how to calm themselves, and thereby soothe children easily upset by daily fears and frustrations. Last summer, as half of Israel’s citizens lived under threat … Read More New approach to soothe autistic kids
Tool to analyze genes according to their evolutionary profiles
Two major revolutions, one genomic and one in informatics, are completely changing the face of biomedical research. Every day all over the world, millions of genetic sequences—from disease-related genes to … Read More Tool to analyze genes according to their evolutionary profiles