The Israeli study showed that correction of the ASD via a relatively simple operation relieves the intensity and frequency of the migraines.If you’ve ever experienced a migraine, you know it’s no laughing matter. But for people with Atrial Septal Defect …

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.
The Israel Cancer Association fights the battle on all fronts
The Israel Cancer Association’s breast cancer awareness display – ’333 Women Every Month’ – featured 333 life-sized pink women, representing the number diagnosed with breast cancer in Israel each month.The fight against cancer is heating up in Israel, and gaining …
Given Imaging M2A capsule safe for children
Given Imaging now offers a new Pediatric Accessory Kit to simplify pediatric use of the M2A capsule endoscope. When 12-year-old Carly Taylor first laid eyes on the M2A capsule, she wasn’t sure she could swallow the half-inch, multi-vitamin-sized pod. But …
Parkinson’s patients turn back the clock
Israeli research created the basic methodology for a group of neurosurgeons in Grenoble, France, in 1993, to first implant an electrode deep inside the brain of in a human patient with Parkinson’s disease.Naomi Moskowitz a 60-year-old Jerusalem woman who suffered …
Pregnancy disorder linked to cancer
According to the study, women who had suffered from preeclampsia appeared to have about a 30 percent increased risk of cancer in general, compared with women who had not developed the condition during pregnancy.When Rivka A. gave birth to her …
Israeli film test shows our brains react alike
Using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), the research showed the brain-activity patterns of people watching the same movie look very similar, regardless of their gender and age. Did you ever wonder if the thoughts that were going through your mind while …
SLP works while you sleep
BiteStrip is a disposable sensor that electronically checks for the widespread syndrome known as Bruxism. This syndrome is characterized by grinding and clenching of the teeth during sleep.How did a small Israeli company emerge as the world’s leading sleep disorder …
Taking the pinprick out of diabetes control
Glucon’s non-invasive device measures blood glucose levels in real time.For more than 20 years, the search has been on within the medical and technical community to find a way to make the lives of diabetics easier and less painful, by …
Medical expo dazzles with vast array of innovations
Professor Ami Ballin: “The leading cause of anemia in preemies is a deficit of red blood cells due the taking of blood samples for medical testing.”The intensive medical treatment that premature infants receive often saves their lives. But along with …
Moving past paralysis
Professor Eilon Vaadia and 10 PhD and MA students are researching one slice of a broader technology that, sometime in the future, may enable paralysis victims to bypass their damaged spinal cord.Were it not for the cruel fate of actor …



