Why you get fat being a couch slouch
Israeli researchers find that inactivity prompts fat precursor cells to pile on the pounds twice as fast, regardless of calorie intake. Photo by Serge Attal/Flash90
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Israeli researchers find that inactivity prompts fat precursor cells to pile on the pounds twice as fast, regardless of calorie intake. Photo by Serge Attal/Flash90
The Internet giant looks to ‘give back’ to the fertile Israeli developer community outside of its two Israeli R&D centers responsible for tools such as

Implantable device invented in Israel electrically ‘teaches’ diseased heart muscle to contract more strongly and get the blood pumping.

The British Embassy’s new High-Tech Hub seeks to join Israel’s R&D strengths with UK marketing and design expertise via business partnerships. British Ambassador Matthew Gould
Tap on Tapingo to order burgers or pizza for lunch. Let the Israeli computer wizards worry about how it works. Tapingo lets you order from
Brainsway’s revolutionary painless, non-invasive deep electromagnetic stimulation eases addiction, depression, autism and other conditions. Brainsway’s device consists of a coil attached to a helmet. Treatments
Israel’s Simplee rolls out an easy-to-grasp healthcare billing management tool that’s tailor-made for US companies and their employees. A clearer way to understand healthcare expenses.
Israeli startup Mobli enables users to see real-time events that others are watching. Actor Leonardo DiCaprio was so impressed he invested in the company.

Israeli company formulates a drug that ‘trains’ the immune system to seek and destroy malignant cells that have already invaded the body.

BillGuard scans your bills for scams, saving users more than $250,000 in first two months of beta testing.
No more pungent pills with a fishy after taste: Israel’s LycoRed offers a supplement that can be mixed into breads, crackers and even candies and
Israel’s HTS has developed a range of cutting-edge optical technologies to track, identify and keep tabs on cargo, traffic, tolls and customs. HTS technology on
A computer chip that mimics the cerebellum’s coordination of body movements isn’t science fiction. It’s working in a lab at Tel Aviv University
Much more than a listings site, the Israel-based DoNanza provides freelancers with a platform for managing a business and building a reputation. DoNanza starts with

Israeli startup Do@ aims to “app-ify” the mobile web so smartphone users can search across apps rather than generate an unwieldy list of links. The