The charity Ezer Mizion organized a workshop into the subject of selective mutism – where children refuse to speak or only with their immediate family.  Hundreds of parents, teachers and therapists attended, hearing from experts who achieve results using unique … Continue reading →

The US FDA has just approved the Aqueduct 100, from Israel’s Aqueduct Medical. The device alleviates the pain and potential complications that millions of women experience from cervical dilation prior to intrauterine procedures. It avoids anesthesia or an operating room … Continue reading →

Israel’s Gordian Surgical received CE clearance for its TroClose1200™, an innovative system for inserting surgical instruments into the abdomen and for the stitching of abdominal wall incisions during keyhole surgical procedures. http://trendlines.com/gordian-surgicals-troclose1200-receives-ce/

Columbia University’s 2016 Horwitz Prize goes to Howard Cedar and Aharon Razin of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and America’s Gary Felsenfeld for their work on how molecules can regulate the structure, behavior, and activity of DNA. Their research formed … Continue reading →

Israel’s DiaCardio and South Carolina’s VidiStar have won a South Carolina-Israel research and development award. They will jointly develop a fully-automated echocardiogram (echo) examination and reporting system. http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160830005791/en/S.C.-Israel-Award-Announced https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkhCp_ror5c  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzB6nViBJl4

Researchers at Ben-Gurion University have discovered that autism genes have the distinct characteristic of being exceptionally long. The study provides a tool to help identify additional autism genes, and from there hopefully to be able to diagnose autism earlier. http://www.timesofisrael.com/study-brings-grasp-of-autism-gene-a-step-closer/