Amazing new research in which scientists at Israel’s Weizmann Institute have studied how the body responds to stress on a cell-by-cell basis. They have mapped the “stress axis” and the production of the hormone cortisol. The research opens up avenues … Continue reading →

Scientists from Bar Ilan University, Harvard and MIT have produced a detailed map of the genes inside the main memory center of a mouse brain. The researchers say the same technology will work in humans and could help treat diseases … Continue reading →

Israel’s Sheba Medical Center’s partnership with Israel’s Datos Health is transforming the delivery of cardiac rehabilitation programs. Datos has also partnered Israel’s Vaica Medical to add patient management facilities into its remote cardiac telemedicine app. https://cardiacrhythmnews.com/remote-technology-in-cardiac-care-is-here-to-stay/ https://www.vaica.com/ https://finance.yahoo.com/news/datos-health-partners-vaica-medical-130000525.html

Israel’s Thermoguard has developed special data-gathering thermometers that flag small-but-significant peaks in body temperature. It has been testing them in kindergartens to alert staff to take early action to prevent mass classroom outbreaks from unvaccinated children. https://www.timesofisrael.com/with-kids-unvaccinated-israeli-tech-aims-to-detect-and-prevent-school-outbreaks/

Israel is the first country to offer vaccines to any citizen over the age of 16. It aims to vaccinate 90% of the over-50s within two weeks. Nearly two million Israelis (20% of the population) have now received two doses … Continue reading →