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Spectacles haven’t changed much in 700 years, but now an Israeli professor is working on a new solution for deteriorating eyesight. Photo by Nati Shohat/Flash90.
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Spectacles haven’t changed much in 700 years, but now an Israeli professor is working on a new solution for deteriorating eyesight. Photo by Nati Shohat/Flash90.
It seems that timing really is everything. A new Israel-US collaborative study shows that obesity may not depend on what you eat, but when you

Israel’s Itamar Medical has developed a breakthrough device to diagnose sleep apnea, and a test for early onset of arteriosclerosis and heart disease.
Forget Caesarean delivery for breech babies, normal birth is just fine, claims an Israeli researcher, overturning traditional protocols. Photo by Moshe Shai/Flash90. An Israeli researcher
A team of Israeli and international scientists believe they may have solved one of the biggest riddles of physics today. Scientists at the European Organization

Did you ever desperately want to interfere in the action of a feature film, so things would work out differently? Now’s your chance. Behind the
Researchers in Israel are warning that stem cell treatments could raise cancer risks. Photo courtesy of Hebrew University. Hebrew University stem cell researchers (from left):

An Israeli company has developed a new emotional decoding program that can analyze your voice and discover how you’re feeling, and even whether you’re sick.
Tikun Olam, medical marijuana supplier to Israel’s Ministry of Health, views providing pain relief for cancer sufferers as a mission that will help repair the world.
In September AOL made its fifth acquisition in Israel and bought out Israeli start-up 5min Media. Now what’s in store for the niche video company?

An Israeli start up has developed a blood clot-prevention device that could one day replace blood-thinning drugs. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxQ1-lwOmdY After surgery, up to five million patients
Having identified the protein building block missing in patients with brain atrophy, Israeli researchers can now conceive of a way to replace it. The figures

A new plastic from Israel that disables microorganisms can knock out acne, keep milk from spoiling, make juice boxes bacteria-free, and reduce infections.
A groundbreaking product from an Israeli on-line marketing service is set to revolutionize the way social media is utilized by the corporate world.
Israel is already a world leader in the emerging field of nanotechnology, with the number of nano researchers in the country having doubled since 2002.