Category: Science and Health

Tzippi Cedar doesn’t know how to draw, paint or embroider but she does know how to make and teach others to make sculptures with different-colored scarves to express their feelings. And over the decades and with advanced degrees and courses, she became an expert in using psychodrama to help the elderly, the young, the lonely […]

Scientists at the University of Virginia Health System (UVA) may have found new ways to prevent vision loss. A new peer-reviewed study published earlier this week uncovered a new focus that prevents the knotting of blood vessels attached to conditions like neo-vascular macular degeneration, proliferative diabetic retinopathy and ischemic retinal vein occlusion.  The knotting of the […]

Avid health news readers already probably already know that grapefruit can have negative effects if eaten alongside certain medications. However, they may not be aware of the studies which show that grapefruit juice combined with tonic water could be a dangerous combination for some people.  In total, close to 100 different drugs are affected by […]

A new peer-reviewed study from the Tokyo Institute of Technology has, potentially, found a natural cure for COVID-19. The study was published in the journal Plos One earlier this month. The study found that the natural amino acid called ‘5-Aminolevulinic acid (ALA)’ is an effective way to reduce the expression of ACE2, which is the […]

A man who has lived in an iron lung for 65 years has explained how he was forbidden to marry his first love but, against all odds, he still managed to find love. Paul Alexander contracted polio at the age of six, causing paralysis. He underwent a tracheostomy in the hospital, an operation where a […]

If the warning of the head of public health services of the United States, Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy, who recently stated that he believes that 13 is too young for kids to be on social media platforms, didn’t worry you, maybe this study will. Allowing babies to watch tablets and television may harm their […]

On today’s daf, we get a once-in-the Talmud experience: a page of Talmud with no Talmud on it! That’s right, Nazir 33b is unique in the Babylonian Talmud for having no actual Talmud on it. The page is instead completely filled by the commentary of the medieval group of commentators known as Tosafot. That’s why […]

A series of studies have found that consuming caffeine about an hour before physical activity improves performance – an interesting development ahead of the Tel Aviv Marathon on Friday, February 24th. Caffeine and athletic endurance have come hand-in-hand for many years. Numerous studies have found that caffeine consumption can boost physical endurance during high-intensity exercises […]

Over 2,000 British and American soldiers died in the Battle of New Orleans. The battle is famous not only because it was the last major battle of the War of 1812, but also because it took place on January 15, 1815 — two weeks after the signing of the Treaty of Ghent, which formally ended […]

This sweet Moroccan challah, known as Ojos de Haman (eyes of Haman), negola, ungola or boyjo de Haman, is a Purim bread that’s wrapped around a hard-boiled egg. There are many Purim foods and desserts that reference Haman’s ears, eyes and generally acknowledge Haman’s evil role in the Purim story. In this dish, the egg […]