Gestational diabetes leads to complications for mother and child; 'ideally, women should quit smoking before they try to become pregnant,' Hebrew University researcher says

PJ34, a stroke therapy, is seen to offer 'great potential' for causing the aggressive tumor, as well as others, to self-destruct in humans, Tel Aviv University researchers say

Ben-Gurion University researchers say software works automatically, in a variety of languages, for quick processing by search engines and readers

In trials, the nanochip ferries 'neural growth factor' -- which combats neurodegenerative diseases -- and releases it where needed, overcoming blood-brain barrier

The synthetic, vegan sweet stuff is produced by the bacterium Bacillus subtilis after reprogramming in the lab

Technion team repurposes compounds originally developed to treat Alzheimer’s and manage, in lab, to inhibit the formation of bacteria-protecting biofilm

Weizmann Institute researchers find the more cancer cells differ from one another, the less effective immunotherapies are; they hope ultimately to create personalized treatments

Hebrew University genetic researchers announce the discovery of a gene in worms that controls rhythm of egg maturation; they hope to find equivalent in humans

Melanoma cells activate and make use of inflammatory pathway to brain, Tel Aviv University team says; in mice study, the scientists managed to 'significantly' inhibit migration

HENRY, the child obesity program of Bar-Ilan University's Mary Rudolf, has helped keep down preschoolers' weight in Leeds; now, it may be rolled out in Israel