A new Tel Aviv University study identifies a previously unknown mechanism involved in the development of Lou Gehrig’s disease, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The research focuses on a specific microRNA whose levels were found to decrease as a result of ALS-causing…
Chen Itzhaki, AlephBot CTO, won Sanofi lab pitching contest (new experiences in health care) @ Viva Technology .We use technology to reduce medical errors where they occur. That’s true #TechForHealth
THE STARTUP NATION IS BACK IN PARIS FOR VIVA TECHNOLOGY 2018, PRESENTING 12 ISRAELI COMPANIES AT THE FOREFRONT OF ISRAELI INNOVATION. DISCOVER ISRAEL’S LATEST CUTTING EDGE SOLUTIONS, SET UP 1-1 MEETINGS, PARTICIPATE IN ROUND THE CLOCK PITCHING SESSIONS. SPECIAL PITCH@LUNCH EVENT!ISRAEL…
BP has invested $20 million in Israel’s StoreDot, a start-up that claims its batteries can charge electrics cars in five minutes. The oil giant said Tuesday that its venture capital arm BP Ventures was investing in the Tel Aviv-based firm…
What are the most abundant animals on Earth? How do plants stack up against fungi, animals or bacteria? How does the mass of life in the oceans compare to that on land? A new type of global census based on the…
Maabarot Products is Israel’s leading developer, manufacturer, and marketer of a wide range of advanced nutrition and health products for people and pets. The Maabarot Group is comprised of the following subsidiaries: Altman Health, Biopet, Halavit, Anlit, Laboratoria Natury (Poland),…
Synthetic nanoparticles used to fight cancer could also heal sickly plants. The particles, called liposomes, are nanosized, spherical pouches that can deliver drugs to specific parts of the body (SN: 12/16/06, p. 398). Now, researchers have filled these tiny care packages with…
BGN Technologies, the technology transfer company of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU), and The National Institute for Biotechnology in the Negev (NIBN) have announced that a research group led by Prof. Varda Shoshan-Barmatz, the Department of Life Sciences and…
For eleven-year-old Nazria and 16-year-old Fano, the doctors and nurses from the Hadassah Medical Center who flew in to Ethiopia from Jerusalem are their last hope. Day 1. Both have been brought to the Ayder Comprehensive Specialized Hospital in Mekelle,…
Recent research published in Scientific Reports by Prof. Ido Kanter, of the Department of Physics and Gonda (Goldschmied) Multidisciplinary Brain Research Center, and colleagues has garnered significant international attention in the scientific community, as well as on social media. In…
