Doctors take a CAT scan of the cancer tumor and a computer directs the angle and intensity of the radiation beam.A prominent Israeli doctor at the prestigious Memorial Sloan-Kettering cancer clinic in New York played a major role in the …

Ultrashape says it has a safer, less invasive alternative to liposuction for those seeking a more perfect profile. There’s one thing that aesthetic treatment company Ultrashape is unlikely ever to be short of when it carries out clinical trials – …

If no cure is found, Alzheimer’s will become a growing problem as the U.S. population ages.Earlier this summer, Charlton Heston, the actor who became famous playing the role of seemingly invincible characters, announced that he has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s …

The anti-cancer virus engineered by Hebrew University researchers comes from the same family as the HIV virus.A new technique for tricking cancer cells into “committing suicide” and thus preventing their spread has been developed by researchers at the Alexander Silberman …

Weizmann researchers have discovered a key molecule that could be used to suppress the replication of cancer cells.A research team from Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel, has discovered a process by which the coded information of a gene …

OpusDent, Lumenis’ dental subsidiary, wants to educated U.S. dentists on the advantages of lasers in dental surgery.Lumenis, based in Yokneam, Israel, has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for use of its OpusDent Erbium dental lasers in …

Medical equipment manufacturer Boston Scientific may invest up to $100 million in Israeli startups.Intel, Microsoft, IBM, Motorola, Texas Instruments, Siemens. All the top global information technology players have had a long and successful history of conducting research and/or manufacturing in …

Can-Fite’s CF-101 is intended as a long-term treatment to prevent cancer from worsening.An Israeli startup known as Can-Fite Biopharma is reversing the normal approach to developing drugs in the laboratory: Instead of looking for why cancer occurs, it’s trying to …

Dexanabinol, Pharmos’ drug for brain injury, is being tested for effectiveness against brain impairment following heart surgery.Pharmos Corp. is working with a whole new set of compounds derived from a cannabis-like drug that has already proved successful in improving the …

Merck plans to interview more than 20 Israeli companies for possible joint ventures in pharmaceutical research.Advances in Israeli biotech and drug development have persuaded management at U.S. pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co., Inc. of Whitehouse Station, N.J., to add Israel …