Israeli team takes part in DARPA Robotics Challenge to build a robot capable of rescuing people in disaster zones.
Health
A ‘watch’ that stops unnecessary heart attack deaths
GE is banking on Oxitone wrist monitor to provide a heads-up for someone to get medical assistance before it’s too late.
Juvenile diabetes research gets shot in the arm
‘Nothing would make us happier than finding the cure, and finding it in Israel,’ says co-chair of a US-Israeli joint research grant initiative.
The children given life in the midst of war
Israel and Gaza may be fighting a bitter conflict, but at Wolfson Medical Center near Tel Aviv, children from Gaza get a new chance at survival.
Can-Fite begins trials of new impotence treatment
Company accidentally discovers the treatment after patients testing new anti-inflammatory drug report unexpected side effects.
The top 10 ways Israel hopes to beat diabetes
Israel is a powerhouse in diabetes research. In honor of World Diabetes Day, November 14, ISRAEL21c brings you the top developments emerging from the country.
A box that makes pills easier to swallow
SmartMed’s programmable pillbox is designed to increase compliance with prescription meds, and can also manage healthcare remotely.
Diets give long-term health benefits, even if you gain back weight
Staying on a Mediterranean or low-carb diet gives long-lasting health benefits even if some weight is gained back, according to a new Israeli study.
CardioFit gets on your nerves to save your heart
A world’s-first Israeli nerve-stimulation device balances the autonomic nervous system of heart-failure patients.
In Israel, biotech is a woman’s world
Israeli women are dominant in all three areas of biomedical engineering — inventions, industry and investment.
Safer chemo, thanks to Israeli math
A new study explains why certain patients develop severe infections after chemotherapy and suggests how to avoid this side effect.