Israeli Immune-Response Algorithm Could Aid TB Diagnosis
ISRAEL21c Staff via Israel21c – An Israeli algorithm that predicts the immune response to a pathogen could lead to early diagnosis for such diseases as tuberculosis. Just as first impressions…
Why Immunotherapy fails 60% of Metastatic Melanoma Patients
Brian Blum via Israel21c – The ultimate goal is to improve personalized medicine. “Can we predict who will respond?” asks Markel. “Can we alter treatment in order to increase responses?”…
Breakthrough in Understanding of Immune System Dysfunction
Naama Barak via Israel21c – Israeli and international scientists pinpoint protein that regulates exhaustion in T cells in discovery that may help fight disease. An international team of scientists has…
12 Revolutionary Advances for Your Eye Health
Abigail Klein Leichman via Israel21c – Eye drops for vision correction, corneal implants, new treatments for macular degeneration and amblyopia among many exciting ophthalmic developments in Israel. The human eye…
Skin Concern? Skip Waiting for the MD and Use Your Phone
Naama Barak via Israel21c – Israeli startup DermaDetect offers users super-fast, AI-based diagnosis for hundreds of skin conditions from the comfort of their own phones. Let’s say your child has…
Mankai Duckweed Plant: The Next Superfood?
ISRAEL21c Staff via Israel21c – Israeli researchers find additional evidence that the aquatic plant rich in protein, minerals and vitamins offers major health benefits. Mankai, a high-protein form of the…
Superheroes Meet 3D Printing to Give Israelis New Hands
Naama Barak via Israel21c – Israeli organization Haifa 3D utilizes cheap and cheerful technology to make bionic hands available to growing numbers of adults and children. Superman, Spiderman, Hello Kitty…
Novel Immunotherapy May Prevent Brain Metastases
Abigail Klein Leichman via Israel21c – Injection of synthetic DNA material found to activate brain’s immune cells and kill invading cancer cells, Israeli researchers say. Brain metastases are the final,…
Repairing DNA Damage Through Sleep
Naama Barak via Israel21c – Why do we sleep? Israeli researchers discover sleep is necessary to repair DNA damage accumulated during our waking hours, holding out promise for neurodegenerative diseases.…
Scientists Discover a Way to Prevent Melanoma from Turning Lethal
Israel21c Staff – “Melanoma turns fatal when it ‘wakes up,’ sending cancer cells to the dermis layer of skin, below the epidermis, and metastasizing in vital organs. Blocking the transformation…
Circadian Rhythm: 10 Things You Didn’t Know & The Health Impacts
Abigail Klein Leichman — Israel21c – Israeli researchers have uncovered fascinating facts about how the body clock impacts metabolism, mood, microbiome and much more. Far more than your alarm clock,…
Researchers Develop A.I. Tech to Detect Sleep Apnea
Naama Barak via Israel21c – Innovative AI system manages to identify all important clinical cases of medium or severe obstructive sleep apnea. Sleep apnea is a big problem, and not…
Better Wound Sealing with a Hot-Glue Gun
Abigail Klein Leichman via Israel21c – Israeli scientists say their biocompatible nontoxic medical glue, delivered with a glue gun, is better than staples and stitches inside the body. Hot-glue guns…
Revolutionary Patch Keeps Brain Safe After Cranial Surgery
Brian Blum via Israel21c – Israel’s Nurami Medical is testing its nanofiber bandage that mimics the brain’s protective membrane and guards against infection and leakage. If you’re ever unfortunate enough…
Can an Electronic Patch Reduce the Pain of Migraines?
Brian Blum via Israel21c – Theranica’s Nerivio Migra patch delivers a small electrical jolt to mitigate headaches and other acute pains through ‘conditioned pain modulation.’ It looks like a high-tech…
