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Illustrative: Strains of B. paralicheniformis seen on skim milk, left, and gelatin agars. (CC-BY; Saniya Aktayeva, Bekbolat Khassenov in Scientific Reports)
January 9, 2026, 4:33 pm
Israeli team pioneers bacteria ‘factories’ to produce medicine inside the body
In peer-reviewed study on mice, Technion scientists say novel method using harmless microneedle patches opens the door to treat war wounds, diabetes, and inflammatory skin diseases
By Diana Bletter
Prof. Tal Dvir, Head of the Sagol Center for Regenerative Biotechnology, Head of the Nanotechnology Center at Tel Aviv University, and Chief Scientist of the biotech company Matricelf. (Courtesy/Tel Aviv University)
August 21, 2025, 1:43 pm
In world 1st bid to cure paralysis, Israeli team gears up to implant innovative spinal cord
With Health Ministry okay, Tel Aviv University prof will perform surgery that will mark the first time pieces of spine are engineered from human cells and then transplanted
By Diana Bletter
Prof. Benjamin Dekel, Director of the pediatric nephrology unit and the Stem Cell Research Institute at the Safra Children's Hospital at Sheba Medical Center and Director of the Sagol Center for Regenerative Medicine at Tel Aviv University. (Courtesy/Sheba Medical Center)
August 5, 2025, 11:46 pm
In a world breakthrough, Israeli researchers grow first long-term human kidney in lab
Sheba Medical Center and Tel Aviv University scientists develop a 3D 34-week human kidney; the study could lead to better understanding of kidney diseases and new treatments
By Diana Bletter
The research team from Tel Aviv University and Sheba Medical Center, from left to right: Dr. Amit Sitt, Dr. Marina Ben-Shoshan, Dr. Ayelet Di Segni, Prof. Lihi Adler-Abramovich and Dana Cohen-Gerassi. (Courtesy/Tel Aviv University)
July 14, 2025, 3:57 pm
In wartime innovation, researchers develop artificial skin to help burn victims
Tel Aviv University and Sheba Medical Center scientists say their bioengineered skin can double the healing speed for skin grafting and reduce infections
By Diana Bletter
Prof. Dan Peer, left, with Dr. Inbal Hazan-Halefy and PhD student Shani Benarroch of Tel Aviv University. (Courtesy/Tel Aviv University)
July 13, 2025, 3:10 pm
In first, Israeli researchers develop mRNA jab against antibiotic-resistant bacterium
Scientists from Tel Aviv University and the Israel Institute of Biological Research say their vaccine uses lipid nanoparticles and shows 100% protection in animal models
By Diana Bletter
Prof. Dan Peer and research team at Tel Aviv University's Laboratory of Precision Nanomedicine. (Tel Aviv University)
March 17, 2025, 10:57 am
Israeli researchers use gene editing to eliminate 50% of head, neck tumors in mice
Tel Aviv University scientists say they can inject CRISPR genetic ‘molecular scissors’ to shrink tumors by 90%; researcher ‘optimistic’ about clinical trials in 2 to 3 years
By Diana Bletter
Illustrative image: antibodies attacking a cell (Christoph Burgstedt via iStock by Getty Images)
November 20, 2022, 11:10 am
Cancer patients test world’s first ‘computer-designed’ antibodies, made in Israel
‘Nano-robot’ antibodies can be programmed to do much more when designed from scratch than when based on animal/human antibodies, says inventor
By Nathan Jeffay
Illustrative image: Nanoparticles, like those used in research to develop nano medicine (peterschreiber.media via iStock by Getty Images)
September 15, 2022, 3:44 am
Nano drugs dosed via skin could become easier to develop, thanks to Israeli research
Bar Ilan University method for assessing effectiveness of drugs through dermal delivery ‘could really push forward development of nanomedicine,’ researcher says
By Nathan Jeffay
Human cancer cells with nuclei (specifically the DNA) stained blue. The central and right-most cell are in interphase, so the entire nuclei are labeled. The cell on the left is going through mitosis and its DNA has condensed. (TenOfAllTrades/Wikipedia)
June 2, 2016, 8:32 am
Scientists trick body’s viral response to combat cancer
Nanoparticles used to trigger immune system into attacking tumor cells; good test results in three patients
By AFP
A remotely regulated living bionic heart. (Tal Dvir and Ron Feiner)
March 15, 2016, 5:04 pm
Tel Aviv U. unveils ‘revolutionary’ cyborg heart patch
‘Science fiction’ bionic tissue designed to allow doctors to program and remotely control patients’ hearts
By Sue Surkes
Gold nanorods inside a cell (YouTube screen capture)
January 13, 2016, 4:26 am
Israeli study uses gold particles to ‘seek and destroy’ artery blockages
Bar-Ilan researchers find nanoparticles injected into bloodstream can be used to light up problem areas, help treat atherosclerosis
By Itamar Sharon
View of the Hebrew University on Mount Scopus seen from Jerusalem's Old City, on June 10, 2015. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
November 2, 2015, 12:40 pm
Hebrew U, Cleveland Clinic take big step toward progress in tiny medicine
Institutions to jointly develop the online research Center for Transformative Nanomedicine
By David Shamah
Illustrative photo of an operating room. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
April 12, 2015, 5:37 pm
Nano-bullet tech shoots down brain cancer in Tel Aviv U study
Israeli researchers may have discovered a way to beat the worst form of malignant glial tumors
By David Shamah
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