Category: Science and Health

Tel Aviv University researchers have for the first time used a single injection into the tumor bed of animals with melanoma to cause 44% to 60% of the cancer cells to disappear completely and permanently. They maintain that “with the new technology, we induced the cancer cells to produce the toxic protein that eventually killed […]

Many of us become interested in short- and long-term diets in the summer. Some of us will choose from popular diets like keto or intermittent fasting, also known as the 16:8 diet. Others will try the more traditional method of counting calories. But according to a recent study published in the journal Annals of Internal […]

For many people, the day doesn’t really start until the first thing they do is drink a cup of coffee because it is thought to make you feel more alert and efficient and reduces fatigue. Intrigued, scientists at Portugal’s University of Minho studied coffee drinkers to find whether that wakefulness effect is dependent on the […]

Impatience, the inability to sit still in class, chutzpah and sometimes bending the rules are considered by most people to be negative qualities. But from the age of five, when he witnessed a deadly terrorist attack in his Orthodox Jerusalem neighborhood opposite Mount Herzl, Eli Beer turned these qualities into a dauntless mission to save […]

There are several myths that people are willing to swear by, and “if you just do this everything will be fine” and maybe “if you do this, you will never get pregnant.” So the best experts in Israel, Prof. Yoel Shopro and Dr. Eran Altman, addressed the most common myths about pregnancy and fertility. They […]

A UK doctor has unveiled a surprising truth about our bathroom habits that could be harmful to our health. This eye-opening advice has gained significant attention, with hundreds of thousands of viewers expressing their gratitude for the newfound knowledge. Surgeon Dr. Karan Rajan, known as @dr.karanr on TikTok, has become an internet sensation with over […]

The chance of getting skin cancer is higher in men than in women, since many men don’t apply sunscreen before going out in the Sun, while most women do, according to the British NHS. With skin cancer death rates rising dramatically, it’s time to ask ourselves if we would notice the early signs or if […]

When 65-year-old Moshe Elkabatz – a resident of the northern town of Hazor – spotted a wart on his leg, he did not think too much about it. However, soon his leg started to swell and an abscess formed on his foot, due to an acute infection. “All of a sudden, I couldn’t walk or […]

June 21 is marked worldwide as Global ALS Awareness Day, raising awareness for the rare and incurable degenerative disease that causes the body’s muscles to stop functioning until it results in complete paralysis. It is also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease after the American baseball player who was diagnosed in the 1930s. In England, it […]

Most of the world’s population – both children and adults – suffers from plaque and dental cavities or will develop them at some point in their lives. Toothpastes, mouthwashes and regular checkups can help prevent them, but more could be done to prevent caries, gum disease or tooth loss.  Scientists at Ben-Gurion University of the […]