Category: Science and Health

Scientists have managed to unearth the oldest known virus on Earth, having recovered the 48,500-year-old virus from the Russian permafrost, according to a recent study. The virus itself, called Pandoravirus yedoma, was of the ones that had been revived after lying dormant in the permafrost in Russia’s Siberia for thousands of years. The findings of […]

If you needed another reason to add a glass of red to your nightly ritual, this could be it. Eating more flavonols, antioxidants common in wine, tea and many vegetables and fruits may slow your rate of memory loss, a new study finds. The research tracked the cognitive score of participants who ate the most flavonols […]

In a 2018 op-ed, Sarah Rudolph highlighted the challenge confronting Jewish educators who are sometimes compelled to work for unsustainable wages — or less. After being offered a job with a salary that barely covered her expenses, her potential employer suggested that she take the position on effectively as a volunteer. She declined.  “While some educators […]

Exercise is always good for physical and mental health, and now, researchers say it may also improve sex life, as long as it’s pilates.  A study conducted among women who suffered from low libido, orgasm difficulties and pain during intercourse found that pilates helps deal with all these problems. Pilates, which many women choose as […]

Surgeons at Shaare Zedek Medical Center have performed neurosurgery on a patient with Parkinson’s disease using a Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) procedure – marking a first for the Israeli hospital and a breakthrough for the treatment of Parkinson’s disorder, the hospital announced Monday. DBS surgery is meant to stop tremors in Parkinson’s, primary tremors and […]

There shouldn’t be a difference between the way male and female gynecologists relate to their patients – but there is, according to Tel Aviv University researchers. The men focus on fertility, reproduction and delivering babies; the women are interested in this but also in women’s health after they finish having a family. A new study […]

Mafrum is a Jewish Libyan dish of potato stuffed with spiced ground beef, then simmered in a tomato sauce. It is traditionally eaten on Shabbat and Jewish holidays.  The Libyan kitchen is a mix of Arabic and Mediterranean food, with a strong Italian influence. But since the early 1950s, when the vast majority of Libyan […]

You try to make the healthiest nutritional choices. You choose veggies at the shop, then at home, you prepare a healthy salad or stew for the whole family.  There are simple ways, however, to make the food you prepare much healthier and even leaner. How can you make a healthy pasta/sauce combo? Why is it […]

Innovators and hi-tech entrepreneurs from Haifa and the surrounding area met at the northern metropolis’ Margalit Startup City on Thursday of last week, to celebrate the emergence of a new ecosystem in digital health startups. Eight companies successfully enlisted in the innovation hub presented their work and progress to investors and medical professionals from the […]

Face masks protect their wearers from life-threatening respiratory infections of all kinds. However, they also pose harmful psychological effects, such as reducing facial identification and emotion recognition, making it difficult for people to understand what those who wear them are saying. Wearing masks throughout the workday also results in a lack of focus, as well […]