Israeli insight into depression could lead to new fast-acting drugs
Changes in previously-overlooked brain cells called microglia are seen to play a role in the development of depression following chronic exposure to stress.
Abigail Klein Leichman, a writer and associate editor at ISRAEL21c from August 2010 until her retirement in March 2024, moved to Israel in 2007. She has freelanced for a variety of newspapers and periodicals since 1984.
Changes in previously-overlooked brain cells called microglia are seen to play a role in the development of depression following chronic exposure to stress.
Tomer Kagan, Israeli-born CEO of Quixey, explains why he’s scouting a Tel Aviv location for his fast-growing app search engine.
‘All the children contributed with a full heart – it didn’t matter if they were Jewish or Arab,’ says the Israeli teacher heading the collection drive.
US hospitals are using a bedside mapping device from Israel’s Wellsense to show staff how to reposition each patient to ward off pressure ulcers.
Take a nighttime tour of the sky, book a planetarium show or observatory visit. Kid-friendly, English-speaking options are available from north to south.
Israeli study finds that 87 percent of teens who quit chewing gum experience significant relief from chronic headaches.
Already in use in Europe and Israel, the InSpace Balloon cushions between two rubbing bones, alleviating pain and shortening the rehab process
‘The largest companies in the world are worried about this disruptive technology and they are begging to partner with us to make the products they want.’
ISRAEL21c compiles a list of the 10 most extraordinary medical devices and pharmaceuticals that promise to revolutionize global healthcare.
Experts believe the multipronged approach that wiped out the disease in pre-state Israel could be applied to African countries today.
‘We must learn how to leverage our culture of entrepreneurship in high-tech and look 10 years ahead to cope with competition,’ says chief scientist at business confab.
The two-seat City Transformer will solve several urban problems, running on a rechargeable battery and taking up no more parking space than a motorcycle.
New Israeli tech toy takes kids away from screens and into books recorded by parents, grandparents or even themselves.
In Jerusalem, ALYN Hospital’s respiratory rehab staff pioneers socialization of physical therapy sessions for ventilated preschoolers and their parents.
Millions of the world’s lifts need overhauling. Israel’s Escalade can retrofit or install new intelligent systems that raise elevators to a whole new level.