Two-year-old Eli Reich suffers from the rare neurological syndrome FOXG1 that stems his brain’s development, and his window of opportunity is closing fast. Eli’s parents refuse to give up hope. In their effort to save their son they journeyed as far as Israel, to the BLAVATNIK CENTER for Drug Discovery (BCDD) at Tel Aviv University, […]
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A comprehensive study by the School of Dental Medicine at Tel Aviv University: The overuse of smartphones and social media may lead to fatigue and drowsiness during the day, teeth-grinding, and pain in the jaw and mouth muscles A new study carried out at Tel Aviv University’s Maurice and Gabriela Goldschleger School of Dental Medicine […]
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Ø About 1.8 million envenoming snakebites occur around the world annually, killing about 94,000 people. In tropical areas snakebites are a major cause of death, especially among farmers, who encounter snakes in their fields. Ø The researchers focused on Sri Lanka, a snakebite hotspot, and developed a model for predicting snakebites based on the behavior patterns of both […]
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Dafna Meitar-Nechmad selected to be next Chair of Tel Aviv University’s Board of Governors Last Wednesday Tel Aviv University’s Search Committee unanimously recommended the appointment of Dafna Meitar-Nechmad as the next Chair of the TAU Board of Governors. After serving for three years as Co-Chair of the TAU Global Campaign, Meitar-Nechmad will replace Prof. Jacob […]
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A new paper by Dr. Miki Ben-Dor and Prof. Ran Barkai from the Jacob M. Alkow Department of Archaeology at Tel Aviv University proposes an original unifying explanation for the physiological, behavioral and cultural evolution of the human species, from its first appearance about two million years ago, to the agricultural revolution (around 10,000 BCE). […]
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Tel Aviv University researchers have developed a biological substitute for the treatment of tuberculosis, which in the future could serve as an alternative for the traditional “chemical” antibiotic therapy. Dr. Freund: “Advances in molecular medicine enable us to develop new tools to rout microbes, which can also solve the problem of drug-resistant germs”. This groundbreaking […]
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Tomorrow (Wednesday) Tel Aviv University will launch the new Multidisciplinary Center for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Data Science (DS), headed by Prof. Meir Feder of the Iby and Aladar Fleischman Faculty of Engineering. The Center will enhance basic research in these areas, encourage multidisciplinary research that uses the most advanced methods of AI and DS, […]
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There is no one characteristic “Jewish family” in Israel. Secular, traditional, religious and ultra-orthodox families are very different in their values and praxis. Notwithstanding, Israel is still a very familial society – with high marriage rates, low divorce rates, the very high childbirth rates compared to other developed countries. There are two gaps I wish […]
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Researchers have proved that ozone is effective in disinfecting Coronavirus It is possible to destroy the virus within minutes by gaseous ozone, which can be produced synthetically indoors. The advantage of gaseous ozone over liquid disinfectants (such as alcohol and bleach) is its ability to treat entire rooms, including all objects found in it and […]
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· The Program is the first in the world to combine politics, cyber and government, arousing the interest of international students from leading countries worldwide. · Due to the pandemic, the Program was launched this year as a small-scale pilot and is expected to expand considerably next year. · The Head of the Program, Prof. Eviatar Matania: “Israel […]
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