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Illustration of Tel Aviv University's Prof. Yuval Ebenstein's new blood test, which uses a DNA chip to detect a tumor’s biological fingerprint. (Courtesy/Tel Aviv University)
September 7, 2026, 11:00 am
$60 Israeli blood test can detect stage 2-4 lung cancer with 93% accuracy, study shows
Tel Aviv University researchers develop simple chip that skips DNA sequencing; findings can pave the way for earlier cancer diagnostics and real-time treatment monitoring
By Diana Bletter
Prof. Shani Stern in her lab at the Sagol Department of Neurobiology at the University of Haifa. (Courtesy/Sergei Lavdanski/University of Haifa)
October 21, 2025, 5:51 pm
Blood test 95% accurate in spotting suicide risk in bipolar patients, says Israeli scientist
University of Haifa researcher says her team’s AI model spots biomarkers in white blood cells; test could help monitor patients with bipolar disorder, 40% of whom will attempt suicide
By Diana Bletter
A scientist working at NeuroKaire's R&D lab in Tel Aviv. (Courtesy)
September 16, 2025, 1:20 pm
Israeli-developed blood test promises to take guesswork out of treating depression
Founded by two neuroscientists, NeuroKaire says its novel, AI-assisted tech uses stem cells to create a brain proxy against which drugs can be tested to find the best one
By Sharon Wrobel
Illustrative image: a woman gets a blood test. (stefanamer vis iStock by Getty Images)
September 9, 2022, 10:38 am
In first, new Israeli blood test could detect pancreatic, colorectal cancers
Method, using special technology to image a single molecule, would be breakthrough for pancreatic cancer, which today cannot be identified by any single diagnostic test
By Nathan Jeffay
Illustrative image: antibodies attack SARS-CoV-2 (iStock via Getty Images)
December 15, 2021, 5:00 pm
Israeli scientists say new test can gauge vaccine response before antibodies form
Developers say blood test has broader applications as a ‘liquid biopsy,’ enabling doctors to detect some cancers and providing detailed info on immune system
By Nathan Jeffay
A Magen David Adom worker takes blood for a serological test for COVID-19 from a child in the ultra-Orthodox town of Kiryat Ye'arim (Telz-Stone), outside Jerusalem, on August 9, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
August 12, 2021, 3:13 pm
IDF Home Front Command to test kids for COVID antibodies ahead of school year
Military will lead efforts after plans stall for serological testing at schools; vaccinations for pupils on school grounds still up in the air
By ToI Staff
Magen David Adom worker carries out a serological test for COVID-19 in the ultra-Orthodox town of Kiryat Ye'arim, August 9, 2021 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
August 12, 2021, 8:36 am
Education Ministry stalling bid to test kids for antibodies at school – report
Ministry said to rule out serology testing in Bnei Brak during study hours and insist parent must be present, though city already obtained permission from guardians
By ToI Staff
A Magen David Adom worker takes blood for a serological test for COVID-19 from a child in the ultra-Orthodox town of Kiryat Ye'arim (Telz-Stone), outside Jerusalem, on August 9, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
August 10, 2021, 12:38 pm
Serological testing of children in Haredi cities shows 20% recovered from COVID
Blood tests for antibodies rolled out for start of academic year; program starts in ultra-Orthodox community which was hit hard by the pandemic and already returned to school
By ToI Staff
Prof. Ygal Rotenstreich, director of Sheba Medical Center's The Retinal Research Laboratory, demonstrates a new blood test device that works by analyzing blood vessels in the eye (courtesy of Sheba Medical Center)
June 7, 2021, 5:19 pm
Invented in Israel, no-needle blood test will blast off for testing in space
Handheld device gathers data by scanning blood vessels in eye, sends results directly to doctors; is due to leave Earth for International Space Station in October
By Nathan Jeffay
Illustrative: A doctor holds a swab and a test tube (Malkovstock; iStock by Getty Images)
August 28, 2020, 10:38 pm
Israeli researchers: Spit test could allow 10-minute detection of heart attacks
Study examines alternative to current blood-testing methods, with doctors saying results in minutes, instead of an hour, can be life-saving when time is critical
By ToI Staff
A health worker draws blood from a patient for a COVID-19 antibody test at the Volusia County Fairgrounds in DeLand, Florida, on May 5, 2020. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
June 2, 2020, 9:47 am
Initial antibody tests indicate 200,000 Israelis have had COVID-19 – report
Sample of 1,700 serological tests suggests true tally is over 10 times more than confirmed; infection rate for men more than double the rate for women
By Michael Bachner and ToI Staff
Magen David Adom medical workers test Israelis, collecting samples for coronavirus testing in Jerusalem on May 31, 2020. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
May 31, 2020, 9:46 pm
Israel rolls out antibody tests, takes samples from foreign workers
Official confirms start of program after weeks of delays; residents of hard-hit Bnei Brak to be tested next, before program expands to rest of the country
By ToI Staff
Magen David Adom medical workers collect samples for coronavirus testing in Jerusalem on May 31, 2020. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
May 31, 2020, 4:30 pm
Antibody testing to begin Tuesday after weeks of delays — report
Pilot program to administer tests to residents of hard-hit Bnei Brak, then expand to rest of the country; thousand of kits expire in July, may go to waste
By ToI Staff
A health worker draws blood from a patient for a COVID-19 antibody test at the Volusia County Fairgrounds in DeLand, Florida, on May 5, 2020. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
May 21, 2020, 9:36 am
Antibody tests, planned to begin this week, said to face significant delay
Health Ministry and HMOs don’t know when serological testing will begin to better monitor COVID-19 infection rates — and prepare for a potential second wave
By ToI Staff
People wear face masks to prevent spread of the coronavirus in Bnei Brak, April 3, 2020 (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
May 11, 2020, 3:08 pm
Serological testing set to begin in Bnei Brak ahead of nationwide survey
Pilot program to take place in badly hit city ahead of widespread blood tests amid concerns of a second wave of coronavirus infections
By ToI Staff
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