Author: Arsen Mayer

There is a high prevalence of colorectal cancer due to hereditary polyposis syndrome among Arabs and Druze in the north of the country. According to a new study by researchers at the Rambam Healthcare Campus in Haifa, the condition is caused by consanguinity – inbreeding of first cousins. The findings have been published under the […]

A recent study from Oregon State University found that mental imagery is a more effective distraction than verbal thoughts for teens who get stuck in negative thought spirals. Negative thought spirals can make people feel worse and lead to difficulties regulating their emotions and bodies. By providing short-term distractions, such as mental imagery, people can […]

Harvard University molecular biologist David Sinclair is 53 years old. But according to him, DNA tests say he’s only 43.  His secret is that he supposedly was able to rejuvenate himself, literally de-aging, after taking up just four simple daily habits. Biological age is measured on cell health, not based on how long you’ve been […]

You probably don’t have it in your fridge – in fact, you’ve probably never had one in your fridge – but kohlrabi is undoubtedly one of the healthiest, most delicious and most versatile vegetables around. And Kohlrabi isn’t just healthy, but it belongs to the cruciferous family of vegetables, alongside cauliflower, cabbage and broccoli are […]

American women may lose up to $1.8 billion annually due to menopause, according to a recent study by the Mayo Clinic. The study, which used a large community-based sample of women aged 45 to 60 years old, found that menopause symptoms were strongly associated with adverse work outcomes and lost productivity. The study surveyed more […]

There may be some concerning disparities between children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and the quality of treatment received, according to a new study published in the peer-reviewed Journal of the American Medical Association. The study stated that the US and other high-income countries have lately been reporting increasing numbers of children with an ADHD diagnosis. […]

Around 37 million Americans and 800 million people worldwide suffer from chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to the American Kidney Fund and research published by the University of Tennessee.  Despite more than a million people dying from CKD a year, few advancements in treatment have developed in more than a decade. Pharmacological therapy to delay […]

The chairman of the Israel Medical Association, Prof. Zion Hagai, received the results of a survey taken among all of Israel’s doctors regarding the judicial reform in which they were asked questions regarding the possibility of shutting down the medial system should the rulings of the Supreme Court not be respected. The results of the […]

To get life-giving oxygen into every cell, the human body produces up to three million oxygen-carrying red blood cells – erythrocytes – every second. These are about one-quarter of all the new cells produced in the body at any one time. This process is controlled by the hormone erythropoietin, commonly known as EPO, which works […]

A strain of the H5N1 subtype of avian influenza has been found to effectively transmit between ferrets, causing deadly illness in the mammals, according to a new pre-print study by Canadian researchers. The study has not yet been peer-reviewed but has been submitted to the Nature Portfolio journal for review. In the past two years, […]