Category: Science and Health

2022 brought so many delicious, comforting recipes to The Nosher, from Bukharian plov to Sephardic spinach-and-cheese matzah pie to the perfect tuna salad. These dishes represent multiple Jewish traditions, but they share a common thread: They are simple, satisfying recipes that feed the soul and tell stories of the Jewish people. Here are the top […]

Whenever I had the slightest hint of a sore throat, the remedy in our Ashkenazi Jewish home was gogol mogol (kogel mogel in Polish). Gogol mogol is a Yiddish word for a shtetl recipe that dates back to 17th-century Central Europe. It’s a simple, sweet treat made with egg yolks and sugar that’s similar to […]

When the pediatric optometry specialist and senior doctor at Ziv Medical Center in Safed, Dr. Yuval Cohen, first sent his son to kindergarten, he was troubled by how darkly lit it was. After deciding to research this issue, he found that there is a connection between the intensity of the lighting in kindergartens and the […]

During the holiday season, you may have noticed yourself enjoying more meals and snacks than throughout the year. If the noshes have tasted particularly good, it’s likely because of their high salt levels. Our salt intake throughout the festive season can end up far beyond what’s needed or recommended, which according to new research could […]

A device the size of an American quarter implanted under the skin could drastically alter the course of treatment for Type-1 diabetes, a so-far incurable chronic condition that impacts many millions of people around the world.  In a study just published in the prestigious journal Nature Communications, a research team led by Houston Methodist Medical […]

The ability to see flaws is both innate and easy; the crack or stain presents itself to our eye. The ability to see virtue is less easy, but practicing a vision of merit in others can change us as well. When I read the following testament, my sense is not that the author, almost 1,000 […]

Last year two cases of human chimeras made headlines. The first was singer Taylor Muhl from California who discovered that she has two types of DNA: hers and her non-existent twin sister. That is, in her mother’s case, two separate eggs were fertilized by two different sperm cells yet Taylor absorbed the genetic traits of […]

People tend to have their worst and shortest sleep between their early 30s and 50s, a new study revealed. The study, led by researchers from the University College of London, the University of East Anglia and the University of Lyon, reveals that one’s sleep duration can effectively be used to divide life into three distinct […]

In 2023, Hanukkah begins at sundown on Thursday, Dec. 7 and lasts until sundown on Friday, Dec. 15. Find a Hanukkah prep checklist here. What is Hanukkah? Hanukkah, which is Hebrew for “dedication,” is the Festival of Lights. It commemorates the victory of the Maccabees over the Syrian Greek army, and the subsequent miracle of rededicating the Holy […]

It’s a shame that there will be many fewer women in the new Israeli government for a variety of reasons; now there is a new reason proven in a study of over 300,000 people in 57 countries. On average, women are better than men at putting themselves in others’ shoes and imagining what the other […]