Category: Science and Health

Women pass down not only property to their children and grandchildren not only property and money but also better brain health – if they eat apples and herbs early in their pregnancy. This surprising discovery using genetic models was made by researchers at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia.  In animals, maternal diet and environment can […]

A woman in her 40s left users of TikTok shocked, after revealing that thanks to the peel of one product that we all throw away  – she manages to prevent the signs of aging that come with time. The 42-year-old revealed to social media surfers how she manages to turn back the clock without injecting […]

Aidoc, a leading Israeli innovator in clinical AI, has recently introduced its “Full Brain Solution,” a new AI-driven medical technology that has the potential to significantly enhance patient care. The Full Brain Solution utilizes artificial intelligence to identify suspected strokes, expanding its capabilities to detect medium vessel occlusions (MeVOs) and both posterior and anterior large […]

Parents of young children remember how often they had to take off work to care for them at home when they got a cold. Whether novel respiratory viruses like COVID-19 or routine respiratory viruses, the preschoolers lacked repeated exposures that could provide long-term immune protection.  They still managed to recover remarkably well, but how they […]

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 […]