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'Simul Park' MRI and CT simulation room for children at Sheba Medical Center. (Courtesy of Place2Heal)
September 22, 2023, 9:49 am
With color and fun, hospital helps young patients prepare for MRIs and CTs
‘Simul Park’ at Sheba Medical Center sports bright amusement park design, guidance from educational staff, and encourages familiarity with scanning machines to help allay fears
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Illustrative: A woman undergoing an MRI scan (Povozniuk via iStock by Getty Images)
September 20, 2023, 6:05 pm
Israeli researchers develop noninvasive method to assess iron levels in brain
Using MRI images and physical calculations, team led by Hebrew University PhD student gains vital data previously available only via autopsy or tissue sample examinations
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Illustrative image: a doctor holds up a pink ribbon for breast cancer awareness. (dragana991 via iStock by Getty Images)
April 18, 2023, 7:59 am
Women with breast cancer genetic marker hope osteoporosis drug could halt disease
Shaare Zedek Medical Center participates in international long-term clinical trial of Denosumab, which investigators say may offer medical alternative to preventive mastectomy
By Renee Ghert-Zand
An image showing the results of Hebrew University's analysis of the brain detecting Parkinson's. In yellow are areas of decay, which indicate the onset of Parkinson's. (Mezer Lab/Hebrew University)
July 15, 2022, 9:00 pm
Israeli lab says it developed brain scan to make early Parkinson’s screening routine
Regular MRI scans don’t show onset of disease which disproportionately affects Ashkenazi Jews, but Hebrew University team’s peer-reviewed research says its advanced technique does
By Nathan Jeffay
An fMRI scanner. (CC-BY-SA, JanneM, Flickr)
January 31, 2022, 7:48 pm
New Israeli imaging technique gives ‘unprecedented window’ into genes deep in body
Team at Weizmann Institute publishes study on method it says could help detect cancers, aid in organ transplants and help monitor cell therapy
By Nathan Jeffay
Illustrative image of food. (Lisovskaya; iStock by Getty Images)
June 15, 2019, 6:22 pm
Israeli-led research team says curbing liver fat is key to reducing obesity risk
Study using MRIs finds getting rid of fat in the liver, pancreas and around the heart more important to long-term health than shedding stomach fat; recommends Mediterranean diet
By ToI Staff
An illustration of a CT scan that was tampered with by the researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (Courtesy)
April 4, 2019, 5:41 pm
Israeli researchers show medical scans vulnerable to fake tumors
If hackers tamper with CTs or MRIs they could aid in insurance fraud, ransomware, cyberterrorism or even murder, Ben-Gurion University team says
By Shoshanna Solomon
Illustrative: Dollars and shekels. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
From the WebApril 18, 2017, 12:31 pm
Israeli MRI co Aspect Imaging raises $30m
Globes: The $30 million in funds has been raised from previous investors; the money will be used to complete development of Aspect’s MRI systems for neonatal care and for strokes
Former US president Jimmy Carter is seen in Philadelphia, July 10, 2015. (AP/Matt Rourke, File)
December 7, 2015, 12:29 am
Ex-US president Carter declares he’s free of cancer
91-year-old Nobel peace laureate says recent MRI scan showed no more melanoma spots on his brain
By AFP
In this Nov. 26, 2014 file photo, the brain-scanning MRI machine that was used at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)
December 2, 2015, 2:29 am
Male vs. female brain? Not a valid distinction, Israeli study shows
Individual brains only rarely have entirely ‘male’ or ‘female’ traits, Tel Aviv University team finds
By AP and ToI Staff
Illustrative photo: In scans of 1,000 brains, the study found little that distinguished those of autistic people. (photo credit: Example)
November 5, 2014, 3:54 pm
Brains of those with autism are not shaped differently, study shows
Israeli-led research challenges previous thinking, suggests MRI scans cannot be used to diagnose the disorder
By Andrew Tobin
Illustration from the new book 'Tiny Dynamo,' which promotes the most important and interesting innovations to emerge from Israel. (photo credit: Courtesy Megan Flood)
April 15, 2013, 5:24 am
65 years of innovation, from Rummikub to the ‘God Particle’
A timeline chronicling vital, fascinating breakthroughs produced by Israelis in the lifespan of the modern state
By Marcella Rosen
Illustrative photo of a woman with breast cancer undergoing a CT scan. (Chen Leopold/FLASH90)
September 7, 2012, 4:14 pm
Radiation may up breast cancer risk in some women
New study says an MRI is probably a safer method of screening women under 30 who are at high risk because of gene mutations, which are more common in Eastern European Jewish populations
By Maria Cheng
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