Blind Man’s Brain Learns to ‘See’ Through His Ears
Abigail Klein Leichman via Israel21c – Israeli neuroscientists trained a 50-year-old man, blind from birth, to recognize objects using a sensory substitution algorithm called EyeMusic. Developed by Prof. Amir Amedi, founding…
New Technology Restores Sense of Touch to Damaged Nerves
Nicky Blackburn via Israel21c – A groundbreaking technology that can restore the sense of touch to nerves damaged as a result of amputation or injury has been developed by a team…
Pre-Infection Low Vitamin D Associated with Severe Covid
Naama Barak via Israel21c – Over a year and a half into the Covid crisis, most of us have already heard about the link between vitamin D deficiency and the coronavirus. …
A Natural Supplement to Lower Cholesterol May Ease Anxiety
Abigail Klein Leichman via Israel21c – A natural food supplement ordinarily used to lower cholesterol was found to reduce anxiety in mice, according to a new Weizmann Institute of Science study.…
This Protein Boosts Mice Life Expectancy by an Average 30%
Abigail Klein Leichman via Israel21c – Life expectancy was increased by an average of 30 percent in male and female mice engineered to have high levels of a protein called SIRT6,…
Migraine Device Wins 2021 MedTech Breakthrough Award
Abigail Klein Leichman via Israel21c – The Nerivio therapeutic wearable for treating migraine pain won the “Best New Technology Solution for Pain Management” award in the fifth annual MedTech Breakthrough Awards…
A Diagnostic Tool That Treats Autism Like Cancer
Abigail Klein Leichman via Israel21c – An Israeli pediatric hematologist-oncologist believes immunology is the key to diagnosing and treating many cases of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Dr. Benjamin Gesundheit readily admits…
Molecular Tweezers Take on Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
Jon Schiller via Israel21c – Scientists from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Beersheva, along with American and German colleagues, have developed “molecular tweezers” to destroy the biofilm that surrounds and…
Breakthrough in Advancement of Reconstructive Surgery
Jon Schiller via Israel21c – While modern medicine has made leaps and bounds in the field of tissue and organ reconstruction over the years, it is still limited by one…
Skin Cancer Diagnosis Is About to Undergo a Revolution
Abigail Klein Leichman via Israel21c – When Ofir Aharon was finishing his PhD in electro-optics engineering, his mother was diagnosed with melanoma, a serious form of skin cancer. He decided to channel…
Scientist Develops Instant Non-Invasive Cancer Detection Tech
Jon Schiller via Israel21c – An innovative optical technology that can instantly and non-invasively detect and distinguish between different types of skin cancer has been developed by an Israeli scientist at…
Study Shows Junk Food Harms Children’s Bone Quality
Abigail Klein Leichman via Israel21c – Parents may want to consider limiting their children’s consumption of ultra-processed packaged foods not only because these foods can lead to obesity and diabetes. They may…
Yogurt as a Cure for Covid-19 and Crohn’s Disease?
Brian Blum via Israel21c – Can yogurt cure Covid-19 and Crohn’s disease? Researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) have identified molecules in kefir, a type of yogurt, that have…
Cure for Deadly Brain Cancer May Be on Its Way
Brian Blum via Israel21c – Glioblastoma is a particularly aggressive form of brain cancer, accounting for half of all primary brain cancers. It has a 40 percent survival rate after a…
Bacteria in Cancer Cells Can Be Harnessed to Fight Tumors
Abigail Klein Leichman via Israel21c – The immune system can find bacteria residing within cancer cells and harness them to provoke an immune reaction against the tumor, according to a…
