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Interaction and contact with the outside world. Illustration: depositphotos.com 2011.

sense of touch

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A powerful combination of engineering, artificial intelligence and brain research may lead to a new era in medicine
Conceptual illustration of a patch carrying microneedles for the treatment of type 2 diabetes patients. [Courtesy: Chen lab, NIBIB]

Body patch for monitoring sugar levels in diabetics

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The general concept: the drug is injected into the blood system but is activated only in the selected place, using external illumination into the relevant tissue. Courtesy of the Technion spokesperson.

Light medicine: release of drugs in a precise place in the body without invasive intervention

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Cancer cells. Illustration: NIH (Yu (Eli and Edythe Broad Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at USC), USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Pancreatic Desmoplasia).

A new approach will allow personalized medicine for countless types of diseases

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Ferritin is not in the classical secretion pathway of the cell. The location of ferritin distribution (green) and its distribution in bone marrow-derived macrophage cells is not affected by a substance that damages the classical secretory pathway, the Golgi organ (red). Courtesy of the Technion.

A new study changes the way of thinking about the transport of iron in the body

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Illustration: pixabay.

Researchers have developed a system to diagnose diseases based on the movement of the eyelid

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By reprogramming the DNA of harmful microorganisms, such as the E. coli bacteria pictured, biologists turn them into drugs that save patients' lives. Source: NIAID.

Reprogramming bacteria saves life

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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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Tiny silk capsules that resemble silkworm cocoons may be used to transport antibodies and drugs

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Dr. Jinao Tang. Source: The University of Hong Kong.

Microscopic robots carry drugs in the bloodstream

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Photo: Technion spokespeople.

Researchers from the Technion have developed a system that allows rapid personalization of the antibiotic medication for the patient

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Robots in a pill: researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have built a prototype of a robot capable of performing simple procedures inside the stomach without any incisions at all and without the need to connect to external equipment: the patient simply swallows the robot. Source: Melanie Gonick/MIT.

More ideas that will change the world: from robots in a pill to quantum communication satellites

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Mixi Biomed Conference 2017. Photo, Alex Allman, MIXiii-BIOMED.

The role of robotics in old age, cell regeneration and solutions in the field of digital medicine for the aging population

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Mixi Biomed Conference 2017. Source: from the conference website.

Personalized medicine, the aging process and their impact on the global economy

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Prof. Amir Landsberg. Source: Technion spokesmen.

New avenues in medicine

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Illustration: pixabay.

New IBM research will allow early detection of eye disease

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"Intuitive" prosthetic hand. Photo: Technion

Technion students developed an "intuitive" prosthetic hand

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Biomedical Engineering. Illustration: shutterstock

The future: technology-based medicine

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