Medical devices

A normal MRI scan is unable to detect a pancreatic tumor (left). After injecting a transgenic sugar and improving the sensitivity of the scan, the tumor appears clearly in the new MRI approach developed by the researchers (right)

illuminate the malignancy

A new MRI method developed by Weizmann Institute of Science scientists is expected to pave the way for early diagnosis of pancreatic cancer
How a conventional MRI (left) and the home device (right) work

A home MRI scanner may revolutionize medicine

In ten years, it may be possible to find ambulances - or hospitals on wheels - that can reach multi-casualty incidents and provide the doctor in the field with a clear 3D image of each injured person. Doctors will no longer be needed
Preparation for MRI examination. Image: depositphotos.com

How can the length of time subjects lie down in an MRI machine be shortened?

An artificial neural network can fill in missing information in imaging images of organs such as the brain
Marie Curie's X-ray car in World War I. Photo: French National Library

The first X-ray mobiles - Marie Curie's war

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With the approach of the German army to Paris, Marie Curie was forced to retrain in the absence of the ability to research radium. She came up with an idea - to equip vehicles with X-ray devices and bring them close to the front to
Demonstration of the use of the new system. Credit: Wisdome Wearables

Technion researchers have developed an invisible face mask

It is an invisible face mask that protects users from corona viruses, MERS, influenza and other respiratory viruses and now its technology is offered for commercialization
Preparation for MRI examination. Image: depositphotos.com

New tests with the help of the MRI scanner

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As the years go by, new types of sequences and protocols are developed and are joined by improvements in software and hardware - for example, you can see the great development in recent years in the field of cardiovascular imaging, bowel imaging and more
Makers - Ron Halevi demonstrates one design of the new prosthesis. Photo: Stratsys

XNUMXD printing and a team of Stratsys volunteers were recruited to upgrade a prosthesis for a disabled IDF Paralympic athlete

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"Like the super heroes' aids, we wanted to give the prosthesis unique abilities, such as a hidden wallet, or a beer opener and even a place for the prosthetic's operating tools... The little practical things can be really cool,
Blood test to detect cancer. Image: depositphotos.com

A simple blood test to detect cancer instead of invasive tests

Prof. Yuval Ebenstein's laboratory was announced as one of the most advanced in Europe in the research and development of technological solutions for cancer
The MRI device is installed in a lab at the Technion, 2022. Photo: Ya'akov Shloush, Technion Spokesperson

The Technion is establishing the first research MRI center of its kind in the north of the country

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Vascular mapping using the optoacoustic imaging method developed by Technion researchers

Technology for miniaturizing ultrasound transducers and improving their resolution

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A new technology developed at the Technion enables medical imaging with a very high resolution, close to 10 microns. It is expected to lead to the development of tiny and efficient ultrasound systems and other medical applications
CT device. Illustration: depositphotos.com

A leap forward in the efficiency of X-ray devices and CT systems

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A technology developed by researchers at MIT and the Technion is expected to lead to a leap forward in the efficiency of X-ray machines and CT systems and in the speed of their operation. In the study published in Science, Prof. Ado Kaminer, head of the AdQuanta laboratory named after Robert and Ruth, is a partner
Implants in plastic surgery. Illustration: depositphotos.com

The types of materials from which breast augmentation implants are made

Eran Eden Kafir works for Mi-Med courtesy of Mi-Med

MeMed raised 93 million dollars for the commercialization of the technology to differentiate between diseases from bacteria or viruses

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MeMed's solution enables an informed decision to be made on whether to treat with antibiotics or not, thus supporting the fight against bacterial resistance to antibiotics. The investment will be used to accelerate the development of additional products and marketing and global expansion
In the illustration: three views of a lung biopsy with the new technology. The needles (in green) move to the target while bypassing anatomical obstacles including large blood vessels (in red), the lung tissue (in gray) and the bronchi (in brown) - the tubes that connect the trachea to the lungs. Prof. Oren Salzman, Technion

The journey to the target tissue

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An innovative algorithm enables the safe transport of curved surgical needles to "hidden" tissues
Image of the innovative device that emits a fluorescent result

An innovative device capable of detecting the corona virus in saliva samples

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The researchers from Harvard and MIT who developed an innovative device capable of detecting the corona virus in a saliva sample in about an hour claim that the reliability of the diagnosis is similar to that of PCR tests
A virtual twin of the human body. Illustration: shutterstock

"The COVID-19 pandemic has placed health at the center"

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This is what Claire Biot, Vice President of Life Sciences Industries, Dassault Systèmes says in an interview with the website Hedaman following the Science in the Age of Experience events that took place over the past month in the digital space
Illustration X-ray radiation produced by energetic electrons launched on van der Waals materials. Dr. Ado Kaminer, Technion.

Precise radiation sources are expected to cause breakthroughs in medical imaging and other fields

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Researchers at the Technion have developed precise radiation sources that may replace expensive and cumbersome particle accelerators that are currently used to create radiation such as X-rays. These new sources produce controlled radiation with a narrow and precise spectrum and resolution
Simulation of a human sneeze. Courtesy of Dassault Systèmes

Simulation of a human sneeze will help in the design of protection products against the corona virus

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Arel Margalit at the Corona Solutions Conference. Photo: Eli Mandelbaum

"More people will die from the virus in the coming year than from wars. It's time to treat the virus like a war"

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The threat of the corona virus. Illustration: Image by Syaibatul Hamdi from Pixabay

A team of Israeli scientists presents a method to speed up the corona tests 8 times

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Man on a chip. Illustration: Dr. Ben Maoz's laboratory, Tel Aviv University

Researchers in Tel Aviv have developed a system that connects several organs-on-a-chip

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CEO of P-Cure, Dr. Ramichal Marash. Photo: Idan Maoz

P-Cure has developed a proton-based cancer radiation device that does not require an entire building

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Gadolinium in MRI - what to do when active follow-up with MRI is necessary after an illness?

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Photographs from an FMRI scan. Courtesy of Shani Wiedergorn

How does fMRI work?

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Prof. Lucio Friedman. Photo: Weizmann Institute Spokesperson

It is possible to "watch" brain metabolism using MRI

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radiation. Illustration: shutterstock

Can exposure to low-dose ionizing radiation be healthy for us?

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MRI image of a human brain. From Wikipedia

The most powerful MRI scanners in the world and what is right for us in the future in the field

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MRI scan. Source: pixabay.com.

A new algorithm based on deep learning almost eliminates the need for gadolinium in MRI scans

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A model of a liver printed on a Stratasys XNUMXD printer, photo - courtesy of the Stratasys company

Advances in the production of anatomical models for a specific patient, using a XNUMXD printer

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Pancreatic cancer tumor with liver metastases. From Wikipedia

A new blood test will detect pancreatic cancer at an early stage

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MRI scan of the brain. From the Franklin Institute website

The use of MRI-guided US enabled the breakthrough of the blood-brain barrier in Alzheimer's patients

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Molecular research. Illustration: shutterstock

An innovative optical detector will be able to determine the chirality of molecules

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Guy Shalu, the manager of Microsoft's garage in Israel. Photo: Avi Blizovsky

Microsoft and Billinson have developed a liver cancer surgery system with the help of holograms

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medicine. From pixabay.com

Artificial intelligence will not replace the doctor but will complement him with the picture of reality

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An example of improving the resolution of a biomolecule: from the left, before 2013; On the right, today.

Winners of the 2017 Nobel Prize in Chemistry: Developers of a method for imaging biological molecules in an electron microscope

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Adaptation of the cover image appearing in the journal Analytical Chemistry. Source: Courtesy of the Technion Spokesperson.

Researchers have developed a tiny diagnostic device characterized by high sensitivity to disease markers

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The first device in history to produce technetium 99mTc) 99m) for medical needs. Taken in 1958. Source: Brookhaven National Laboratory.

A shortage of a rare isotope is about to endanger the health of millions

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A health worker in Ethiopia puts a blood sample on a rapid malaria test kit, 2012. Photo: UNICEF Ethiopia.

Ideas that will change the world: cheap diagnostic tools on pieces of paper

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MRI scan. Source: pixabay.com.

Researchers were able to predict autism with the help of brain MRI as early as six months of age

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Treatment of an ALS patient. Source: Pison Technology website, one of the companies that won the award.

Peres Chaim Association awarded a grant of 600 thousand dollars for the development of innovative communication systems for ALS patients

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motorized wheelchair

Smart wheelchair

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Prof. Jozoas Lazotka, head of the United Center for Life Sciences, University of Vilnius. Photo: Avi Blizovsky

The paradise of life science researchers

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Israel Schreiber, CEO of Oranim Medical

Oranim Medical completed a fundraising of 20 million dollars

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motorized wheelchair

Innovations in the world of wheelchairs

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System on a chip for immediate diagnosis of diseases. Photo: Public Relations - IBM

Lab-on-a-chip technology will help doctors diagnose cancer and various diseases at the nano level

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Algae for healing damaged heart tissue, according to the research of Prof. Samdar Cohen from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. Photo by Danny Machlis. The photo is displayed at the exhibition of Israel's scientific achievements, established by the Ministry of Science at Ben Gurion Airport

The technological innovations in the field of health

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Mobile medicine. Illustration: shutterstock

Israeli encryption technology will allow for the first time the recording of information from an operating room using mobile devices

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The blood vessels in the abdominal muscle of the mouse (red) and the blood vessels of the engineered tissue implanted in this muscle (green). Before implantation, the engineered blood vessels underwent static stretching, which caused them to organize in a direction parallel to the stretching direction. After the transplant, as you can see, a very good connection was achieved between the transplanted blood vessels and the original blood vessels, thanks to the similar directionality. Photo: Technion spokespeople

Prof. Shulamit Levenberg from the Technion developed a method that accelerates the absorption of transplanted tissues in the body

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These tiny polymer scaffolds include channels 100 micrometers wide, about the width of a human hair. When live cells are added to the content, the channels serve as artificial blood vessels. By mimicking human tissues of organs such as liver and heart, these scaffolds provide an innovative method for testing new drugs with the aim of reducing their dangerous side effects. [Courtesy: Tyler Irving/Boyang Zhang/Kevin Soobrian]

Engineers have succeeded in growing XNUMXD heart and liver tissues

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Passeo-18 Lux. Illustration: Biotronics

LINC 2016: Studies Support the Use of Passeo-18 Lux as a Standard Procedure for the Treatment of Lower Extremity Arterial Occlusions

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