Category: Science and Health

Teenage suicide has increased 12-18% since in-person schooling has returned after the rate decreased during COVID-19 lockdowns. A recent study, carried out by the National Bureau of Economic Research, has found that teenage suicide is heavily tied to in-person school attendance. The study reported that youth suicide dropped significantly during the school closures that came […]

Many young children know the ritual surrounding the dropping out of baby teeth and saving them for the “tooth fairy.” In the case of Gili Bezalel, a nine-year-old from Misgav in the Galilee, the role of the tooth fairy was replaced by the goddess of fortune. A few days ago, while she was at school, […]

Mental problems such as deep depression and acute distress are on the rise in Israel, according to the latest Eran report. Eran is an emotional first aid and support organization run mostly by trained volunteers which for half a century has been providing first responses by phone and online. According to the report presented on […]

Two-fifths of stroke victims suffer from aphasia – difficulty or the inability to speak or produce written language – but they can be helped with their voices nevertheless. Researchers at the University of Helsinki have found that language function and the psychosocial well-being of patients and their families can be promoted by singing in a […]

Imagine a future where you can see the future. Where doctors can look at people and know that something terrible is going to happen and see what they have to do to get out of danger. That future is now, according to Prof. Ran Balicer, Chief Innovation Officer and Founding Director of the Clalit Research […]

Smart gadgets in the home might soon be able to tell you what’s wrong with you when you’re feeling unwell. What if this gadget could quickly tell you whether you have COVID or the flu or just a cold. Or maybe it would even pick up that you have diabetes without knowing it. Such a […]

As the world prepares to ring in the new year, one thing is for sure: people will be drinking for New Year’s Eve. Whether you are preparing to drink or not, it is best to have all of the correct information in mind regarding the health and safety precautions necessary. Alcohol consumption is common, with […]

Dozens of doctors and scientists, including the directors of medical centers and health funds from across the country, participated in L’maanchem’s medical innovation conference last week in Tel Aviv.  The participants received a comprehensive overview of the latest technological developments in the field of health as well as the complex challenges facing the world of […]

British researchers have mapped the parts of the brain that support our ability to solve problems without prior experience – otherwise known as fluid intelligence, which is the defining feature of human cognition. Fluid intelligence predicts educational and professional success, social mobility, health and longevity, and also correlates with many cognitive abilities such as memory. […]

Every year 10,000 Israelis have a heart attack – a frightening, shocking and of course also dangerous experience. Prof. Kobi Shaham, director of the cardiac intensive care unit at the Ichilov Hospital’s cardiology department, was a guest on the “Expert Clinic” podcast to explain what warning signs we must be aware of, and how heart […]