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• Smoking linked to lower IQ's

  March 18, 2010 - It's perfectly simple - the heavier the smoker, the lower his IQ - a straightforward Israeli study finds that it's the people with lower IQs who tend to smoke. ...

• Israeli diagnostics company to buy up US technologies

  March 11, 2010 - It started life when the founder identified an unmet need in diagnostics. Now Israeli life science company Novamed is planning a spending spree - to buy up American companies and technologies. ...

• Coatings for life

  March 08, 2010 - New soluble fibers developed by an Israeli researcher have potential life-saving applications in wide-ranging areas - from burn victims to heart patients. ...

• Computerized discovery platforms find medical 'gold'

  February 25, 2010 - A few months ago Israeli drug discovery company Compugen was in deep financial trouble. Now it's staged a turnaround, attracting interest from international pharmaceutical giant, Pfizer. ...

• Salt therapy is like a breath of fresh air

  February 21, 2010 - A father's search to cure his son's ear infections led to an Israeli salt therapy chain that's poised to breathe salt into American air, too. ...

• A revolution in heart disease diagnosis

  February 15, 2010 - A new imaging device from Israel can capture a still image of a beating heart, providing early diagnosis of the world's Number One killer disease. ...

• Stopping schizophrenia before it starts

  February 11, 2010 - If administered in the early-onset stages of the disorder, drugs used to treat schizophrenia may have the power to prevent it, according to Israeli researchers. ...

• Keeping food safe from farm to fork

  February 07, 2010 - FoodScan 3000 from Israel is the only hand-held device that tests food samples for bacteria and provides on-site, immediate analysis - in just three seconds. ...

• Teaming up antibiotics to fight deadly superbugs

  January 28, 2010 - Alone they may be ineffective, but used together two common antibiotics could fight off deadly antibiotic-resistant superbugs, according to a team of Israeli and American researchers. ...

• Just 'let go' and IVF should work

  January 27, 2010 - A new study from Israel shows that women with fertility problems who can relinquish control and go with the flow have a better chance of conceiving. ...

• Doctors' moods profoundly affect quality of care

  January 19, 2010 - Want to keep medical costs down? Try keeping your doctor happy. A new Israeli study suggests that unhappy doctors write more prescriptions and order more tests than their contented counterparts. ...

• Music to their ears

  January 17, 2010 - A new study from Israel suggests that music therapy can help deaf children with cochlear implants to acquire speech more quickly and effectively. ...

• Getting the skeletal diseases out of your family closet

  January 12, 2010 - Scientists at IBM Israel and the Rizzoli Orthopedic Institute in Bologna, Italy are creating advanced tools to improve diagnosis and treatment plans for hereditary skeletal disorders. ...

• Israeli tea prevents gingivitis

  January 10, 2010 - Doctor Peh is a new Israeli product that prevents tooth decay and gum inflammation and can be used as an alternative to brushing your teeth. It is based on a mixture of natural anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory medicinal herbs in a tea bag that work t...

• New hand sanitizer deactivates swine flu

  January 05, 2010 - Swine flu virus is wiped out within 15 seconds of exposure to a new Israeli hand sanitizer that could help stop the spread of viral infectious diseases. ...

• Mozart’s music mellows out at-risk preemies

  January 04, 2010 - Israeli researchers find that just 30 minutes of Mozart can make a world of difference to preemies, who gain weight faster and go home sooner. ...

• A "shocking" new therapy tackles impotence

  December 27, 2009 - An Israeli researcher finds that the device that blasts kidney stones with shockwaves appears to have a restorative effect on the blood vessels of the penis. ...

• Marijuana could alleviate symptoms of PTSD

  December 17, 2009 - An Israeli study finds that the cannabinoids in cannabis provide anxiety relief, could affect emotional memory and may enhance PTSD treatments. ...

• Rewiring responses to painful memories

  December 10, 2009 - An Israeli researcher has discovered that frightening memories can be "updated" with non-fearful information that wipes away the fear. ...

• Alzheimer's and weight fluctuation – is there a connection?

  December 08, 2009 - Unexpected findings of a new Israeli study reveal possible links between weight gain and dementia in middle age. ...