Tag: Medical Innovations
Principles of origami used to position sensors inside 3D-bioprinted tissues
Researchers at Tel Aviv University relied on principles of origami—the Japanese art of paper-folding—to develop an innovative solution for a problem that has proved troubling worldwide: positioning sensors inside 3D-bioprinted tissue models. Instead of...
Israeli team prevents memory deterioration in Alzheimer’s animal model
Tel Aviv University researchers have found a method of preventing memory deterioration in the animal model of Alzheimer’s disease, the university announced on Tuesday.
The study, conducted in collaboration with the Hebrew University and published...
‘Pioneer’ anesthesiologist Rebecca Twersky dies at 67
Dr. Rebecca Twersky, former chief of anesthesia at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center’s Josie Robertson Surgery Center, died in mid-May at 67.
“In addition to her many professional accomplishments, Dr. Twersky was well known...
Innovative breast-cancer treatment uses anesthesia of nervous system around tumor
Researchers at the Technion‒Israel Institute of Technology have developed an innovative treatment for breast cancer based on analgesic nanoparticles that target the nervous system. The study, published in Science Advances, was led by Professor Avi...
Researchers at Tel Aviv University discover cancer cells acting as ‘double agents’
Tel Aviv University researchers have for the first time studied the development of the most common type of brain cancer in animal models with normal immune systems to best simulate the development of the...
In Israeli first, doctors separate twins with conjoined skulls
Doctors at the Soroka Medical Center in Beersheva have made Israeli medical history, successfully separating twins that had been conjoined at the head.
The 12-hour operation was carried out on Thursday and involved 50 staff...
Sheba Medical Center inaugurates ARC Innovation Center in city of Kfar Qasem
Israel’s largest medical center launched a new branch of Sheba Medical Center’s ARC Innovation Center at a ceremony on Tuesday at the Innovation & Entrepreneurship Center in the hilltop city of Kfar Qasem, which was attended...
Will an Israeli vaccine be the solution to new variants?
Several COVID-19 vaccines under development in Israel hold out promise for their ability to protect against variants of the virus that are challenging existing vaccines.
Back in May 2020, research groups across the world were...
Tel Aviv University scientists develop rapid melanoma diagnosis technology
Innovative technology developed at Tel Aviv University will make it possible to automatically and immediately diagnose the life-threatening skin-cancer melanoma, a university spokesperson announced this week.
The new optical technology allows lesions to be diagnosed rapidly in...
Boston Scientific to acquire surgical business of Israel’s Lumenis for $1.07 billion
Medical technology provider Boston Scientific announced on Wednesday that it has entered into a definitive agreement with an affiliate of Baring Private Equity Asia (BPEA) to acquire the global surgical business of Israel’s Lumenis...