Category: Science and Health

High-intensity aerobic exercise can reduce the risk of metastatic cancer by 72%, a new study has found. For more stories from The Media Line go to themedialine.org Researchers at Tel Aviv University discovered that running increases the glucose (sugar) consumption of internal organs, thus reducing the amount of energy available to tumors. Led by Professor […]

It turns out that latkes don’t actually have to be round. What makes a latke a latke is not its circular shape but that the potatoes are mixed in an egg batter and then fried. The latke batter for these unique latkes — which consists of Yukon gold potatoes, onions, eggs, potato starch and matzah […]

It turns out that the subject of men touching their groin area really perplexes experts. An initial question is simply this: How many times a day do men touch their crotches? A viral discussion that is still garnering responses on Reddit chose to ask that question exactly, and the responses were a mixed bag. The […]

Some say that going away with the kids isn’t a vacation. They might be right. Yes, you still need to care for the kids even if they can’t fall asleep alone, eat alone or listen to you when you ask them to do something. But it’s also possible to enjoy fulfilling your parental tasks in […]

Beer is the favorite alcoholic drink of Israelis, and it usually tends to be favored by men – but now, studies show that it may actually benefit women’s health. Middle-aged women who consume up to two servings of beer a day have stronger bones, compared to women who abstain from drinking beer, a new study […]

The Rambam Medical Center in Haifa began setting up a quarantined clinic on Sunday for Israelis suspected of being exposed to the Ebola virus, according to KAN news. The clinic will be set up in an isolated, underground parking lot. 300 medical staff members are being trained on how to treat Ebola patients. The clinic […]

An Ebola case has been confirmed in Jinja in eastern Uganda, the country’s health minister said on Sunday, the first time the outbreak has spread to a new region of the country from central Uganda where cases have been confined so far. Authorities have been struggling to contain the highly infectious and deadly hemorrhagic fever […]

The Israeli Pharmacists Association warned of a severe shortage of drugs – including Ritalin, medicine used for the treatment of heart and blood vessels issues, and drugs for the treatment of skin problems – in a letter sent to Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz and Health Ministry Director-General Prof. Nachman Ash on Monday. “At any given […]

Breast cancer is the most common malignant disease in Israel and the Western world. One out of eight Israeli women contract it during their lifetime, and about 4,500 are diagnosed with and 900 die of it every year.   The number of women who recover from this malignancy is steadily on the rise, thanks to […]

Artificial intelligence (AI) is the ability of machines to perform certain tasks ״intelligently,” which is often based on the intelligence and expertise of humans. But what if humans lack the expertise to train the machines? This is often the case in drug development, explained Noam Solomon, CEO and co-founder of Immunai.  “Fewer than 10% of […]