Category: Science and Health

Contrary to Health Ministry advice a few months ago that it’s better for parents who smoke to light up on their balconies, in gardens the yard or designated areas in their home than anywhere indoors rather than anywhere inside, new Tel Aviv University (TAU) research has found that even outside, six out of 10 of […]

Gail Simmons, food writer, culinary expert and one of three judges on the award-winning, long-running Bravo food show, “Top Chef,” grew up in a Conservative Jewish home in Canada, in which food was a focus of her family’s life. Her mom, who Simmons calls “an amazing cook,” made Shabbat dinner every Friday night of Simmons’ […]

A new clinical trial conducted at Tel Aviv University (TAU) has demonstrated an effective technology-driven alternative to psychiatric medications for people with social anxiety. The groundbreaking study found that gaze-contingent music-reward therapy (GC-MART) is as effective in treating social anxiety disorder as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), a class of drugs that includes Prozac, Cipralex […]

You have surely heard from all sides, and also from us, about the many kinds of recommendations regarding supplements and vitamins that you should take, and which ones work wonders. You may have stood confused at the pharmacy or health food store in front of a massive selection of supplements available to you. Are there […]

No parent expects that common symptoms of illness will be more than just that. When Einat Dado Baralia’s son Shir began exhibiting symptoms that were nothing too out of the ordinary, she was ultimately blindsided when his symptoms led to a diagnosis of a fatal childhood cancer. Shir was just a toddler when he was […]

Growing up in a home with screaming or overly punitive parents is more common than many people would want to believe. On the other hand, there are parents who know how to speak to their kids in a way that shows respect while still laying out the expectations and rules of acceptable behavior in the […]

Artificial intelligence (AI) determined that Canada’s long-term elder care homes are in need of a nutritional upgrade, according to a recent study.  The study, which was conducted by researchers at Ontario’s University of Waterloo and published in the peer-reviewed journal BioMed Central Public Health, used data from 32 long-term care homes across four Canadian provinces. […]

The Health Ministry’s new national survey on the state of health and nutrition of Israeli infants presents some improvements such as trying to breastfeed immediately after birth and keeping the newborn in the mother’s room, but it also points to worrying trends, such as a decrease in the rate of exclusive breastfeeding and an increase […]

The American rock band OK Go is known for their amazing music videos, my favorite of which is “This Too Shall Pass,” which features a fantastically elaborate Rube Goldberg machine. At the beginning of the video, one band member tips over a domino, setting off a series of events featuring multiple bowling balls, a falling […]