Israeli breakthrough: The contact lenses for the nose that might help you lose weight
#TheNoseKnows Israeli breakthrough: Some years ago, Adva Beck experienced an “aha” moment when she bit into her favorite fruit, a peach, and quickly discarded it because her stuffy nose prevented her from More...
13 Amazing Medical Breakthroughs in Israel in 2017
Compound kills energy generating system of cancer An Israeli researcher devised a synthetic compound to disable the enzymes that allow cancer cells to metastasize. When cancer cells leave the primary More...
10 Amazing new biotech technologies in Jerusalem
Tel Aviv may be Israel’s high-tech capital, but the heart of life-sciences innovation lies in Jerusalem. Jerusalem’s life-sciences cluster includes three innovation centers and 140 biomedical More...
Israelis’ health: Rise in cancer and obesity, drop in the number of smokers
A report providing a comprehensive view of Israelis’ health was officially released this week. The report aims to assess the quality of medical care on the national level and present improvements and More...
Israeli Research: Gut Microbes Contribute to Recurrent “Yo-Yo” Obesity
We all know the problem. We diet, lose a lot of weight and then put it all back on. Well new research from the Weizmann Institute of Science suggests that gut bacteria may be responsible for More...
Revolutionary new weight loss procedure in trials
Findings from the early phase of a clinical trial led by Johns Hopkins investigators indicates that a new, minimally invasive weight loss treatment known as bariatric arterial embolization is safe and More...
Too much fish during pregnancy increases a child’s obesity risk, study says
Eating fish more than three times a week during pregnancy was associated with mothers giving birth to babies at increased risk of rapid growth in infancy and of childhood obesity, according to an article published More...
Too much sugar? There’s an enzyme for that
Guilt-free sugary treats may be on the horizon. Scientists at the University of Montreal have discovered an enzyme that can stop the toxic effects of sugar in various organs of the body. This enzyme, More...
Roman Abramovich Invests in Israeli Start-up to Combat Obesity
Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich is investing $2 million in an Israeli medical equipment startup MelCap Systems. Sources inform Israeli “Globes” MelCap capsule is a solution to fight obesity More...
Out of every 100 people in your country, how many do you think are overweight?
Out of every 100 people in your country, how many do you think are overweight? When Ipsos MORI posed this question to respondents recently, the majority of them significantly underestimated the prevalence More...