Health and Medicine
Is Your Baby Isolated in a Lysol Prison?
By W. Gifford-Jones, MD and Diana Gifford-Jones | October 14, 2019
So keep children clean, but don’t be obsessive. The best defense against infection is a strong immune system
Israeli chatbot could diagnose early Alzheimer’s disease
By ISRAEL21c | October 2, 2019
‘Clara,’ still in testing stages, works on a new understanding that Alzheimer’s affects the brain’s orientation system before affecting memory.
The rise, fall and resurgence of gene therapy
By American Chemical Society | September 23, 2019
The redemption of James Wilson, gene therapy pioneer
‘Super shrimp’ may prevent a disease that affects millions
By ISRAEL21c | September 23, 2019
Monosex prawns developed at Israel’s Ben-Gurion University may be used as efficient biocontrol agents against parasites in aquaculture.
Malaria could be felled by an Antarctic sea sponge
By American Chemical Society | September 17, 2019
Antarctic sea sponge extracts provide leads for new malaria treatments
Does adrenaline give you superhero strength? (VIDEO)
By American Chemical Society | September 16, 2019
Are North Americans Wimps When It Comes to Pain?
By W. Gifford-Jones, MD and Diana Gifford-Jones | September 16, 2019
We have become victims of “pillitis”
4 emerging technologies to take the worry out of pregnancy
By ISRAEL21c | September 11, 2019
As the fields of telehealth and ‘femtech’ grow, pregnant women will have access to more solutions for their concerns along the way
The “Perfect Calcium” To Prevent Weak Bones
By W. Gifford-Jones, MD and Diana Gifford-Jones | September 10, 2019
Aquamin
Autism—still looking for answers in all the wrong places
By Joan Swirsky | September 9, 2019
There is an elephant in the room when it comes to the subject of autism. And that elephant is the worldwide blitzkrieg of ultrasound exams on pregnant women
Cyborg heart could help scientists better understand the human organ
By American Chemical Society | September 3, 2019
A miniature cyborg heart (shown in a dish below, being tested for electrical activity) could help researchers better understand how the human heart works
Natural Remedies Could Help Finance Pharmacare
By W. Gifford-Jones, MD and Diana Gifford-Jones | September 2, 2019
In our society, no person should go hungry in order to have needed medication. But will free drugs result in longer waiting lists for surgery? Or will there be fewer palliative beds for those in pain? These and other questions must be resolved.
Israeli startup uses AI to find best depression treatment
By ISRAEL21c | August 29, 2019
Predictix by Taliaz aims to help psychiatrists match each patient with the most effective prescription
Superheroes meet 3D printing to give Israelis new hands
By ISRAEL21c | August 29, 2019
Israeli organization Haifa 3D utilizes cheap and cheerful technology to make bionic hands available to growing numbers of adults and children.
Israeli immune-response algorithm could aid TB diagnosis
By ISRAEL21c | August 29, 2019
An Israeli algorithm that predicts the immune response to a pathogen could lead to early diagnosis for such diseases as tuberculosis.
Fewer Canadian-invented patents stay in Canadian hands
By News on the Net | August 28, 2019
Federal government’s Intellectual Property Strategy
Watch: Five things you might not want to mix with birth control
By American Chemical Society | August 26, 2019
Since evidence indicates that about 50% of migraine sufferers are helped by this natural remedy
Attacking asthma in kids
By American Chemical Society | August 24, 2019
Wearable environmental sensors, smart devices, and mobile health technologies aim to rein in childhood form of the lung disease
Nanoparticle therapy targets lymph node metastases
By American Chemical Society | August 24, 2019
The lymph nodes –– glands of the immune system located throughout the body –– are typically the traveling cells’ first destination
A new method could help determine whether food is “gluten-free” by detecting rye proteins
Designing a better low-fat potato chip
By American Chemical Society | August 21, 2019
The process of consuming a potato chip could be used to design a better low-fat snack.
Skin concern? Skip waiting for the MD and use your phone
By ISRAEL21c | August 21, 2019
Israeli startup DermaDetect offers users super-fast, AI-based diagnosis for hundreds of skin conditions from the comfort of their own phones
I’d prefer my child laughing with a baseball team than playing contact sports. Laughing has never caused brain concussion.
5 promising Israeli treatments for migraine headaches
By ISRAEL21c | August 18, 2019
From devices to pharmaceuticals, Israeli approaches offer hope to the millions of migraine sufferers worldwide
Waiting for a bad infection to strike with weak white blood cells lacking vitamin C and unprepared to fight. This is when a scratched knee or sore throat may kill.
‘Sniff-cam’ to detect disease
By American Chemical Society | August 11, 2019
A new device detects substances in breath that could help diagnose disease
Extracts from berries of the Indian medicinal herb Withania coagulans (above) have anti-diabetic properties in mice, when encapsulated in polymers
Add more fish, meat, eggs, fruits, vegetables, nuts, and seeds to the diet. This can help to prevent macular degeneration
Israelis identify genes that protect cells from Zika virus
By ISRAEL21c | July 31, 2019
Specific genes found to safeguard against infection as well as resuscitate infected cells, Israeli researchers say.