Category: Science and Health

A new study by researchers at Reichman University’s Brain Cognition and Technology Institute has shown that visual navigation areas in the brain can be activated with sound. By traversing mazes using sound information instead of visual information after training, visual navigation areas were activated. This finding has numerous exciting implications. Among them is that the […]

The prostate-specific antigen blood test for prostate cancer has become controversial in recent years due to its questionable reliability. It also isn’t clear that the benefits of PSA screening outweigh the risks of follow-up diagnostic tests and cancer treatments. False-positive test results – when a man has an abnormal PSA test but does not have […]

The belief that drinking milk after eating fish can cause vitiligo, a skin condition that causes parts of the skin to lose color, is present in various different cultures. Another theory posits that eating fish and dairy together can cause gas and other digestive issues because the foods rich in protein need different enzymes to […]

The emojis you use can say a lot about your mental health and your relationships, according to a peer-reviewed study published in Frontiers in Psychology this week.  In day-to-day life, messages are interpreted by more than just words. Body language, facial expression and social situation can be key in communicating and understanding messages interpersonally. Online communication prevents […]

There are those who share clothes with family members, and most of us have no problem sharing food. However, a British dentist now also recommends that families share a toothbrush – and here we have already crossed a red line (although it turns out not for everyone). Jess Potter, a dentist who starred in the […]

A man in Florida died as a result of contracting a brain-eating infection known as Naegleria Fowleri, that he caught while doing nasal irrigation earlier this week.  The man used unboiled tap water to clear his sinuses, according to the CDC. “The adult patient reportedly performed nasal rinsing daily with unboiled tap water, which is […]

Tiktok creates trends for us all the time, some of them are crazy, some of them less so. Now, a new trend advising you to take an orange into the shower is starting to gain momentum. But why? From hair masks made of various substances to extremely cold showers, people incorporate many different shower rituals […]

A new peer-reviewed study, published by Frontiers in Psychiatry has found that sleep can have a significant impact on physiological health. Insomnia, a problem whereby people struggle to fall or stay asleep, is estimated to impact 10-20% of the general population. Previous studies have found that sleep disturbances increase the likelihood of a person developing […]

“No matter what we’ve done, there comes a point when you think, ‘How did I get here? When are they going to discover that I am, in fact, a fraud and take everything away from me?’” – Actor Tom Hanks (NPR, April 26, 2016) “No matter what we’ve done, there comes a point when you […]

The Israeli market is saturated with imported and local milk substitutes, ranging from soy milk, almond milk, rice milk, coconut milk, oat milk and even hazelnut milk. Sometimes, creative recipes for plant-based milk show up online, such as a poppy-based milk alternative that says it’s the healthiest one out there. In general, it’s very important […]