Booze-Proof Hornets Could Hold Key to Studying Alcoholism
Zachy Hennessey via Israel21c – Researchers find that hornets have several copies of the gene responsible for producing the enzyme that breaks down alcohol. A new discovery…
A Protein Copied from Insects Can Straighten Hair Safely
Brian Blum via Israel21c – Resilin, combined with the strengthening power of cellulose, will power products ranging from hair straightener to flexible phone screens. Insects have a…
4 Weird but Sustainable Sources of Protein
Zachy Hennessey via Israel21c – Thanks to the marvel of technology, experts have found ways to extract protein from some pretty bizarre ingredients. As global food security…
Promising New Drug Could Slow Progression of ALS
John Jeffay via Israel21c – A chance encounter with an inspiring ALS patient, prompted Alon Ben-Noon to set up NeuroSense Therapeutics, a startup developing a drug combo…
Going Bananas for Leaves as New Source of Protein Powder
Yulia Karra via Israel21c – Day 8’s cost-effective method to extract RuBisCO protein from crop leaves could become the ultimate plant-based meat replacement. “I’ve always loved proteins,”…
Engineered ‘Cat Parasite’ Helps Deliver Drugs to Brain
Yulia Karra via Israel21c – Researchers discover method to penetrate the blood-brain barrier and deliver therapeutic proteins via Toxoplasma gondii. Researchers from Tel Aviv University (TAU) recently…
Acutely Ill Patients Do Better with Hospital-At-Home Care
Abigail Klein Leichman via Israel21c – Major first-of-its-kind study shows that telemedicine managed, physician-supervised home care leads to shorter treatment and lower risk of death. Telemedicine-managed, physician-supervised…
3D Printing Your Own Personalized Contact Lenses
John Jeffay via Israel21c – Lensy envisions that within a few years, the optometrist will check your vision, press a button and hand you a perfect pair…
Improving Vision with At-Home Brain Exercises
John Jeffay via Israel21c – RevitalVision offers a unique intervention for people with eyesight challenges, treating the brain where images are processed. Doctors told Amit Azulay again…
Dad’s Quest to Aid Son Leads to Stroke-Recovery Technology
John Jeffay via Israel21c – BRAIN.Q helmet’s tailored, low-intensity, low-frequency electromagnetic stimulation aims to enhance and accelerate the brain’s recovery after stroke. Yaron Segal has, like many…
Novel Antibody May be Key to Better Lung Cancer Treatment
Abigail Klein Leichman via Israel21c – Researchers develop synthetic antibody that, when combined with common lung cancer drug, prevents relapse of adenocarcinoma tumors in mouse models. Lung…
Johnson & Johnson Pays $1.7b for Innovative Israeli Heart Failure Treatment
Zachy Hennessey via Israel21c – Big pharma giant shells out $1.7 billion for Israeli company V-Wave, and expects to earn enough to purchase a gumball — in…
Eyelid Wearable Can Predict and Alert to Epileptic Seizure
John Jeffay via Israel21c – Blink Energy’s tiny device, fitted to one eyelid, monitors and analyzes blink patterns to detect or diagnose a wealth of health conditions.…
New Research Promises Advances to Brain Cancer Treatment
Zachy Hennessey via Israel21c – By starving tumors of glucose, researchers may have found an innovative way of selectively killing cancer cells while sparing healthy ones. A…
Improving Vision with At-Home Brain Exercises
John Jeffay via Israel21c – RevitalVision offers a unique intervention for people with eyesight challenges, treating the brain where images are processed. Doctors told Amit Azulay again…
