Category: Science and Health

More Israeli adolescents are experiencing mental distress on a daily basis and fewer are experimenting with cannabis, while tobacco use and binge drinking are on the rise, according to a new World Health Organization (WHO) Health Behavior in School-aged Children (HBSC) study conducted by Prof. Yossi Harel-Fisch and his research team at the Faculty of […]

Pecans can help prevent obesity and diabetes and reduce inflammation, so even though they are among the most expensive type of nuts you can buy, if you can afford them, it’s worthwhile to eat a handful on a regular basis, according to a new research study from Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.  […]

US researchers at City of Hope have found a new way to treat cancer via a targeted chemotherapy pill that can kill solid tumors, according to a recent study. The findings of this study were published in the peer-reviewed academic journal Cell Chemical Biology. The drug in question, dubbed AOH1996, works by targeting a specific […]

It seems odd that beachgoers who toast themselves in the sun notice only when they return home hours or even days later that their skin has changed color and become tanned.  A new Tel Aviv University (TAU) study has uncovered the science behind the mystery of why the body’s tanning process doesn’t show up immediately […]

Non-invasive brain stimulation, combined with cognitive training, could significantly improve symptoms of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children, according to new research jointly conducted by the University of Surrey in the UK and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HU). ADHD is a brain condition that affects people’s attention, activity, and impulsivity. Around 5.2% of children […]

Whether you live in the busy Dizengoff Square or are nestled deep in Jaffa, Tel Aviv is not a city to expect to have a good night’s sleep in. The city may be busy but has its moments of calmness – so why is a peaceful night’s sleep unlikely there? A recent study centered on […]

After a man went into cardiac arrest in Bnei Brak on Thursday, MDA paramedics restarted his heart. When it subsequently stopped again, they restarted it again, according to an MDA press release. The man was successfully revived a second time in large part due new equipment in an MDA ambulance. On Sunday, the MDA announced […]

With 800,000 people living on the island, and located 35 kms off the coast of east-central Africa in the Indian Ocean, Zanzibar needs help with medical care. The Tanzanian archipelago island has an average life expectancy of only 66 years compared to Israel’s 82. Prof. Gabriel Izbicki, director of the Lung Institute at Jerusalem’s Shaare […]

Surgeons at Hadassah-University Medical Center in Jerusalem’s Ein Kerem have treated an extremely rare case of ovarian torsion on both sides in a baby girl right after her birth.  When Tamar Levy came for a routine checkup when at 35 weeks gestation, she didn’t imagine the drama that was about to take place and certainly […]

A new study on the subject of the effects of eating on dementia and heart disease was recently covered by Dr. Maya Roseman during her program on 103 FM. Roseman presented in the research corner of her program on 103FM intriguing news: “Lecithin in egg yolk reduces dementia,” she said, explaining that a study published […]