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Israeli scientists gave an artificial molecule they invented to 30 mice suffering from Alzheimer’s — and found that all of them recovered,...
The moment is etched into Shalom Hammer’s mind. As they pulled up at the hospital, his wife Gabi said: “Brace yourself, I’m telling you that...
Israeli innovators have turned tech made for fighter pilots into an augmented reality headset to help eye surgeons. The Beyeonics One is now being...
Rats are being taught to detect cancer by smell-testing urine samples, and are doing so with 93 percent accuracy, an Israeli startup said. The startup...
Artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT may be doing a good job at imitating human verbal expression, but they cannot rival our ability for...
Some salon hair-straightening treatments can cause kidney failure, according to recent research by Jerusalem doctors which has already prompted...
Reading religious texts like the Talmud at close distance is likely to explain sky-high rates of nearsightedness among Haredi men, according to the...
Israelis living in the richest localities have far less chance of dying from cancer than those who live in the rest of the country, according to new...
Political differences don’t just emerge when it comes to how we interpret reality around us, our brains actually ‘see’ different things...
The new government’s decision to abolish the tax on soft drinks “seriously tarnishes Israel’s international standing” in the medical...
The new health minister hasn’t reported for work, despite being in the job for a week, according to a Hebrew media report. Aryeh Deri, chairman of...
People with autism feel pain more intensely than others, according to a recent Israeli study that turns on its head the long-held notion that they...
Israeli scientists have developed a substance that overcomes antibiotic resistance by “poking bacteria to death,” researchers at Ben Gurion...
Israeli research has given US health policymakers a “window to the future” that helped shape policy on COVID shots and “convinced everybody that...
An activist who has led the way for civilian Israeli aid work around the globe is set to receive a prestigious humanitarian prize. Yotam Polizer...
COVID shots should become an annual norm if coronavirus infection rates reach low levels, according to a recommendation from the Health Ministry’s...
Obese and underweight people have significantly more decayed teeth than the rest of the population, according to a first-of-its kind Israeli study....
Israel is poised to become the first country outside North America to use a new ALS drug, which is believed to extend patients’ lives by almost a...
Israeli scientists have created a robot with a sense of smell stronger than any other electronic device, by wiring it with a locust’s antenna. The...
Israeli researchers have documented the method behind the madness of hospital clowning, in the hope that it will enable doctors to better integrate...
Israeli scientists are aiming to produce the world’s first preventative drug designed to stop tumors causing secondary cancer, and say the active...
Israeli doctors on a week-long humanitarian mission to Nigeria said Friday that they had introduced pinpointed chemotherapy, in a move expected to...
Israeli scientists say they have developed a new method to construct enzymes “that’s like building Lego,” in the hope that they could eventually...
The central doctors’ union in Israel has initiated a national advertising campaign to oppose what it views as a government minister’s assault on...
The government will speed up the process for medical school graduates to start practicing medicine, in a move that is expected to ease the national...
New Omicron-fighting COVID boosters have delivered an 81 percent reduction in COVID hospitalization to Israelis aged 65-plus, according to recently...
Israel’s Health Ministry has raised concerns about the spread of strep A, a bacteria that has recently caused 29 child deaths in the UK. The...
Israeli health experts have been livid over the new government’s decision to cancel the so-called soft drink tax, and leading obesity scholars from...
An Israeli immunotherapy has successfully “reprogrammed the immune systems” of cancer patients, with a US-based pharma company licensing it for...
COVID-19 experts around the world are watching with concern as the XBB.1.5 subvariant spreads like wildfire in the United States. There aren’t yet...
Jerusalem doctors have delivered the life-saving effect of open heart surgery without needing to perform the invasive, risk-prone procedure. Michael...
A new research center at Tel Aviv University is aiming to harness Israel’s trailblazing medical record-keeping to develop new drugs and treatments...
An Israeli toddler is recovering from a rare operation that was performed after doctors found that some of her brain tissue had slid to her nose,...
Long COVID hits poorer people far more widely than those who are wealthier, new Israeli research has found. A study counted the number of long COVID...
The fourth vaccine shot is powerful in minimizing COVID symptoms but doesn’t provide much stronger protection against catching the virus than a...
Some 15 percent of the world’s most influential studies on COVID-19 vaccines were written by Israeli scientists, according to new research that...
An Israeli study has shone a spotlight on the major benefits of stress reduction measures for women who are at elevated risk of cancer. Reducing...
Israeli patients have become some of the first in the world to begin receiving a new ALS drug intended to slow the progress of the degenerative...
Israeli researchers have built an artificial intelligence tool that analyzes ECG tests and predicts heart failure with high accuracy weeks before it...
Israeli scientists say they have found a way to boost the ability of bones to heal themselves, so they can self-repair in the event of big defects and...
A trio of viruses is on the rise, causing some experts to warn of a “tripledemic” of COVID-19, flu and the far lesser known RSV. Respiratory...
Taking two common drugs just before cancer operations may significantly reduce the chance of a secondary tumor, new Israeli research suggests....
With two lives hanging in the balance, doctors in Jerusalem successfully delivered a baby while treating the mother for a stroke. The woman was nine...
The pandemic didn’t harm emotional bonds between mother and baby, Israeli psychologists suggest in new research. The psychologists studied...
New Israeli research suggests that side effects from COVID vaccines are frequently psychosomatic — a self-fulfilling prophecy of sorts. The more...
Israel’s 75-plus population will increase by 48 percent by 2030, creating an urgent need to bolster the health system, according to new research....
Gynecology research is overlooking women who are going through menopause or who have finished menopause, according to a new peer-reviewed Israeli...
A Tel Aviv hospital inundated with scooter injuries has revealed that 70 percent of riders who crashed weren’t wearing helmets and some 20% were...
In a world first, Israeli scientists have derived male and female stem cells from the same person. The researchers say they’ve successfully grown...
Israeli data provides “safety assurances to the global population” regarding fourth COVID-19 shots, according to a new peer-reviewed study. As...