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TAU researchers allow patient to 'speak' with thought alone
The findings offer hope for those unable to speak due to conditions such as ALS, brainstem stroke or brain injury, the researchers said.
Science & Technology | Israeli Innovation
World 1st: Hope for paralyzed as Israeli lab spinal cords restore mice mobility
Tech got 12 out of 15 mice in study moving well; human trial expected in less than 3 years, aiming to ‘offer all paralyzed people hope that they may walk again’
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Israeli Drug Cuts COVID Deaths By 70% In Small Study, Company Says
Phase II trial of MesenCure among 30 patients with serious coronavirus cases shows almost all lived and had shorter hospital stays than controls, but expert says more data needed.
Science & Technology | Israeli Innovation
Diabetes reversed in mice for 4 months, after one-time implant from Israeli lab
Blood glucose levels drop by an average of 26% after tissue grown at the Technion is transplanted; researchers hope to develop method for humans
Science & Technology | Israeli Innovation
Invented in Israel, no-needle blood test will blast off for testing in space
Handheld device gathers data by scanning blood vessels in eye, sends results directly to doctors; is due to leave Earth for International Space Station in October
Science & Technology | Technology
In a first, successful artificial cornea transplant restores Israeli man's eyesight
Israel medical tech startups have recently delivered breakthroughs in the field, including use of AI to amplify success of IVF procedures. The synthetic cornea was created out of non-degradable material by CorNeat.
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Israeli Medtech Startup CorNeat Vision Uses Patented Implants To Treat Blinding Diseases
Medtech startup CorNeat, founded in 2015, develops patented ophthalmic artificial implants that mend and replace damaged eye tissue.
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In trial, Israeli gargle test gives COVID results in 1 second, at 95% accuracy
Championing it as instant, cheap and reliable, innovators at Israel’s largest hospital say their invention could become the world’s standard COVID screening method
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To fight COVID-19, your iPhone will share medical info during emergency calls
If you haven’t filled out the Health app’s Medical ID feature, there’s no better time.
Science & Technology | Israeli Innovation
New Israeli App Alerts Users If They've Been Exposed To Coronavirus
Track Virus crosschecks a user's paths with those of confirmed COVID-19 patients as listed by the Health Ministry.
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Migraine-Zapping Device Developed By Israeli Biomedical Firm Offers Hope For Sufferers
Founded in 2016, Theranica developed a wearable device that uses smartphone-controlled electrical pulses to create a Conditioned Pain Modulation (CPM) response.
Science & Technology | Israeli Innovation
Israeli migraine-busting device saluted as 2020 'game changer'
Netanya-based startup Theranica chosen in category of 'electro-charged therapeutics' by New York data firm CB Insights
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Israeli Researchers Develop Universal Flu Vaccine
An illustration provides a 3D graphical representation of a spherical-shaped, measles virus particle studded with glycoprotein tubercles in this handout …
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Unlike Theranos, Israeli startup's blood test device 'delivers on promise' with FDA nod
Clearance follows US clinical trials that show Tel Aviv-based Sight Diagnostics' product can do complete blood count in minutes, with lab-like accuracy, using pinprick of blood
Science & Technology | Israeli Innovation
A Virtual Hospital, A Nav App For The Blind, An AR Microscope: Israel Showcases Digital Health Tech
Over a thousand participants gathered in Tel Aviv for the second annual Digital.Health.Now conference focused on advanced Israeli innovations in telemedicine, digital healthcare, and general wellness aided by technology. | NoCamels
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A Virtual Hospital, A Nav App For The Blind, An AR Microscope: Israel Showcases Digital Health Tech | News Brief
Over a thousand participants gathered in Tel Aviv for the second annual Digital.Health.Now conference focused on advanced Israeli innovations in telemedicine, digital healthcare, and general wellness aided by technology. | NoCamels
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Israel: 10 promising developments that can help Alzheimer’s patients - ISRAEL21c
For Alzheimer’s Awareness Month, ISRAEL21c looks at new advances from Israel that are making headlines.
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Israeli Health Startup Taps Into Behavioral Science - And Texting - To Help Combat Tuberculosis
Founded in 2014, Keheala developed a 'low-tech' solution to help motivate treatment adherence and get patients to take their medications on time. | NoCamels
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Israelis identify genes that protect cells from Zika virus | ISRAEL21c
Specific genes found to safeguard against infection as well as resuscitate infected cells, Israeli researchers say.
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Israel-led research team develops AI-based model to detect sleep apnea | The Times of Israel
Technology may be used to develop a mobile app to identify condition in which patients stop breathing for 10 seconds or more while they sleep
Science & Technology | Israeli Inovation
Israeli startup uses ultrasound waves to reduce Parkinson’s tremors | The Times of Israel
Tirat Carmel, Israel-based Insightec got FDA nod in 2016 after clinical study showed treatment is effective and safe
Science & Technology | Israeli Innovation
5 Israeli Companies Putting Surgery-Assisting Robots In The OR | Health News
In the wake of Mazor Robotics' $1.6B acquisition - the largest exit for an Israeli biotech firm - these are the companies developing revolutionary surgery platforms.
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Israel leading charge toward the next health frontier: Personalized medicine | The Times of Israel
With its variety of homogeneous populations and tech background, the Startup Nation can be a key player in the medicine of the future, says Prof. Shulamit Michaeli
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Under Attack: Israeli Cyber Experts Warn Of Large-Scale Healthcare Hacks
From MRI machines to pacemakers, insulin pumps to X-rays, healthcare administration systems to medical practice files are all rife with personal information that is easy to access.
