By Lena H. Sun September 15 Scientists have produced the strongest evidence yet that Zika virus infection in pregnant women causes microcephaly in their babies. In a report released Thursday, researchers from Brazil and Britain studied babies born this year in the heart of the epidemic in northeastern Brazil. They compared 32 babies born with microcephaly [...]
By Ariana Eunjung Cha September 6 One of the most spectacular feats of such creatures as bats, bees and snakes is hibernation. For months at a time, these animals essentially go into power-save mode. Their temperature drops, metabolism slows down and oxygen consumption is limited to minimal levels. This basic adaptation helps them survive the harshest of environmental conditions. A new [...]
By Lena H. Sun September 9 This summer, a Pennsylvania woman was found to carry a superbug that is resistant to the antibiotic of last resort, causing alarm about the potential of dangerous drug resistance spreading across the United States. Ever since, health researchers have been looking for where else such germs might be lurking. On Friday, the [...]
By Ariana Eunjung Cha August 29 A public service announcement against the spread of Aedes mosquitoes, a carrier for the Zika virus, in the Aljunied Crescent neighborhood of Singapore on Aug. 29. (Roslan Rahman/Agence France-Presse via Getty Images) Global health officials stepped up defensive measures against Zika over the weekend as the virus continued to expand [...]
Scientists have discovered a bacterium living inside the human nose that produces an antibiotic capable of killing one of the most hard-to-treat pathogens — a pathogen that causes serious, even deadly skin and wound infections, bloodstream infections and pneumonia. German researchers found that this antibacterial substance was effective in treating skin infections in mice caused by Staphylococcus [...]
By Lena H. Sun July 28 U.S. and British officials announced an ambitious collaboration Thursday designed to accelerate the discovery and development of new antibiotics in the fight against one of the modern era’s greatest health threats: antibiotic resistance. CARB-X, for Combating Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria Biopharmaceutical Accelerator, will create one of the world’s largest public-private [...]
Hebrew article Suicide is distinct from depression, notes founder of NeuroRx, and must be treated as suchClick edit button to change this text. BY TIMES OF ISRAEL STAFF May 26, 2016, 4:44 pm NeuroRx, an Israeli start-up that is developing a treatment for depression, is the most innovative life science start-up in Israel, [...]
Israel's academia to showcase innovative startups at the TTO's Startup Competition at IATI-Biomed 2016, on May 25, Tel Aviv. Including: BELKIN Laser, CartiHeal, ElMindA , HBMS, MagBiosense, MBcure, Nitiloop, Pam-Bio, SynVaccine, TyrNovo. Copaxon, Doxil, Exelon, Azilect, Erbitux and Rebif are all drugs based on research originating from research institutions in Israel. There [...]
טכנולוגיית הצפנה ישראלית תאפשר לראשונה תיעוד מידע מחדר ניתוח באמצעות מכשירים ניידים הטכנולוגיה תוצג לראשונה בכנס IATI BIOMED שיתקיים בין התאריכים 24 – 26 במאי בתל אביב הטכנולוגיה הייחודית הביאה לשיתוף פעולה בין מפתחת הטכנולוגיה, חברת Beame הישראלית לענקית הגרמנית חברת Brainlab חברת Beame הישראלית פיתה טכנולוגיה ייחודית המאפשרת לייעל את תהליך ההצפנה ושיתוף [...]
Come hear Ori Hadomi, CEO, Mazor Robotics, at the "Robotics’ Role in Healthcare" track at IATI-BIOMED, May 24-26, Tel Aviv Medtronic Plc, the largest maker of equipment to treat spinal conditions, agreed to help promote Mazor Robotics Ltd.’s guidance system used during spinal surgeries and will take an equity stake of up to 15 percent [...]