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Good News Israel presents a tiny pump for diabetes and Parkinson’s; two Israeli-Arabs develop an app to treat ADHD, and much more.
By Michael Ordman
ISRAEL’S MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS
Building muscle after hip replacement
Israel’s Pluristem Therapeutics has announced that the improvement in muscle force of hip-replacement patients treated with its PLX-PAD cells was 40-times better than those who received a placebo.
http://www.globes.co.il/en/article-further-posiitive-trial-findings-for-pluristem-1001006064
The tiniest pump for diabetes and Parkinson’s
Israel’s TouchéMedical is developing the world’s smallest, cheapest and smartest patch pump, for patients of all ages with diabetes, Parkinson’s and other chronic conditions.
http://www.israel21c.org/headlines/worlds-smallest-cheapest-patch-pump-for-diabetics/
Making it easier to remember your meds
Israel’s MediSafe is opening an office in Boston. It will help market MediSafe’s medication reminder app, which up to now has been promoted mainly by world of mouth. Despite this, the app has been downloaded 1.3 million times and is used regularly by hundreds of thousands.
http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/blog/startups/2015/01/israeli-startup-medisafe-raises-6m-for-move-to.html?page=all https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=seE6rCZGm2Q
“MEDinISRAEL – The heartbeat of Medical Innovation.”
Representatives from 60 countries will attend Israel’s MEDinISRAEL conference from 23-26 March. They will join 120 Israeli medical device companies and biotechs to discuss and demonstrate Israel’s latest developments in medical innovation.
http://itrade.gov.il/singapore/2015/02/03/health-nation-israeli-medical-innovation-healthier-world/
Two Israeli-Arabs develop app to treat ADHD
Aziz Kaddan and Anas Abu Mukh began degree courses at Haifa University when they were 16 years old. They were just 19 when they thought up Myndlift – an app that teaches ADHD children and adults to concentrate by using their brainwaves to display a bright image.
http://www.globes.co.il/en/article-myndlift-an-israeli-app-being-developed-to-cure-adhd-1001007206
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