Ben-Gurion University and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center are developing medical devices for pediatric patients.
Health
Israelis developing ‘Google Glass’ for the blind
In the not-so-distant future, people blinded by retinitis pigmentosa may be using Israeli technology to see beyond shadows once again.
Using the computer to relieve anxiety in kids
A computer-based therapy relieves anxiety disorders in young patients without the need for drugs, according to an Israeli university study.
Drugs that act like ‘guided missiles’ in cancer treatment
A new drug delivery system puts thousands of toxic pharmaceutical molecules inside a targeted missile which goes off only when it reaches cancerous tissue.
Israeli system stops leading hospital killer
Sepsis, a blood infection, causes more than 200,000 deaths in US hospitals every year. A non-invasive monitoring device from Israel is changing that.
Israeli ice device destroys breast tumors
US doctors are already using IceSense3 to freeze out benign growths quickly and painlessly.
Israeli company grows new bones from fat
Bonus Biogroup’s major breakthrough generates new healthy bone from stem cells.
Time to rethink chemotherapy?
New cell research from Israel suggests the need for a radically different approach to chemotherapy.
New lab test to ID early lung cancer
Israel’s BioView is pairing its imaging technology with fluorescent DNA markers to help doctors find this deadly cancer before it’s too late.
Go with the flow to monitor kidney injuries
URINFO, a new medical device from Israel inspired by agricultural technology, takes the guesswork out of diagnosing a kidney injury.
A new heart from old skin
An Israeli team has made medical history with its ability to transform skin stem cells from heart-disease patients into healthy heart tissue.