Category: Science and Health

Israel is a loud country. I’m not just talking about the people, who are boisterous in a beautiful and familiar manner, but in all regards, and that’s not always a positive. We’re at a major crossroads right now, politically. With judicial reforms being a consistent source of stress in the public sphere, there is a […]

A 16-year-old Israeli has suffered collapsed lungs and is in serious condition after using electronic cigarettes. The Israel Cancer Society (ICA), the Association of Public Health Physicians, and the Medical Society for Prevention and Smoking Cessation all wished the teen a speedy recovery and noted that the use of e-cigs is spreading among children and […]

Here we are, having just finished Passover, and hopefully most are grateful that much of the hard work has actually been done to get us here. For those who turned over their kitchens, cooked, cleaned, prepared a Seder and more, along with working, looking after children, as well as having a “to-do” list a mile […]

Let’s be honest: How sure are you that the bra you’re wearing right now is really your size?  If you barely feel its presence or vice versa, you feel that your chest is spilling to your sides, your bra size doesn’t match your measurements. Nutrition coach and LDN Mums Fitness founder Sara Campus says the […]

Blueberries are beneficial for girls who suffer from nutrient and vitamin deficiencies during puberty, according to a new study, published in Hindustan Times. However, blueberries have tons of health benefits for everyone. Indian fitness expert Mineshki Mohanty explained to the Times that “blueberries are low in calories and rich in good substances, providing nutrition rich […]

Dr. Ariel Lipschuetz, an anesthesiologist at Hadassah-University Hospital on Mount Scopus in Jerusalem who often serves as a rescue doctor in various ski resorts around the world, never dreamed that one day he would be nearly paralyzed on the slopes in the French Alps and need such assistance himself.  The 39-year-old physician went to the Val […]

A new COVID-19 variant called XBB.1.16 (or, unofficially, Arcturus) seems to be spreading faster than other recent variants but doesn’t seem to cause more severe illness, according to initial studies. The variant has garnered attention from both the media and the World Health Organization (WHO) after seemingly sparking a spike in cases in India in […]

A protein associated with deadly liver cancer may hold the key to its treatment, according to a new study out of the University of California San Diego.  Activating transcription factor 4 (ATF4) is a protein previously associated with advanced liver cancer, per the peer-reviewed study published in the Journal of Hepatology. In healthy cells, ATF4 […]

Israel’s Enlivex Therapeutics announced a clinical collaboration with China’s BeiGene to evaluate the safety and efficacy of combining macrophage reprogramming and an anti-PD-1 immune checkpoint inhibitor to improve the treatment of patients with advanced-stage solid tumors. Enlivex’s Allocetra is based on technology discovered by Hadassah-University Medical Center’s Prof. Dror Mevorah. It is designed to reprogram […]

A mechanism in the brain tries to protect itself from addiction if the person was exposed to childhood abuse, a new study has found. The peer-reviewed study, published in Molecular Psychiatry, has found that the brain can provide high levels of a cannabinoid substance to protect individuals from developing addiction. Previous research has shown that […]