An unexpected observation has led researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot to challenge a 200-year-old doctrine regarding the embryonic origins of the pituitary gland at the base of the brain. Their study challenges an old dogma regarding the gland’s embryonic origins and could lead to new insights into growth-hormone deficiency and other […]
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The attacks of Iran-backed Houthi rebels on ships in the Red Sea have wreaked havoc on imports to countries passing through the body of water, and among those Israeli organizations that have suffered is the voluntary organization, Yad Sarah. The medical-equipment loan organization, which also carries out numerous services to the ill, elderly, and lonely, […]
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The general public is invited to donate skeins of yarn for knitting and crocheting on Friday to “wrap the sick in warmth.” Following World Cancer Day, which was marked this past Sunday, the Israeli Cancer Association will hold an event on Friday dedicated to cancer patients and their families. A variety of knit products, made […]
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Two professors at Rutgers University in New Jersey – both of them leading researchers in the field of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) – have partnered with Tel Aviv University (TAU) and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HU) to organize the US-Israel Alzheimer’s Disease Conference in Tel Aviv in September. The brainchild of neuroscience Prof. Mark Gluck […]
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Everyone should avoid eating a lot of ultra-processed foods, as medical studies studies have shown that a diet based on such products is linked to a greater risk of cardiovascular disease including heart attacks and strokes, obesity, hypertension, breast and colorectal cancer, and premature death. But if you’re pregnant, the danger is even greater, and […]
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, standing alongside his wife Sara, told representatives of United Hatzalah at their headquarters in Jerusalem on Tuesday that they “deserve to be recognized for saving lives.” “You have saved many people and you are doing amazing work, well done,” he said after receiving an in-depth overview of the mission and activities […]
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Magen David Adom’s National Operations Center was visited on Tuesday by MK Gideon Sa’ar, who lauded the organization’s wide range of activities on a day-to-day, but especially since the Israel-Hamas War broke out. “I want to express great appreciation for the vital work of the organization,” he said after meeting with MDA Director General Eli […]
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Tens of thousands of reservists who served in the IDF are now gradually returning from the battlefield alongside those who continued to work during the fighting. Those coming home after long weeks and months are discovering that the real struggle has only just begun. A new study by the Israeli Institute for Occupational Safety and […]
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An ongoing dispute between the Health and Finance Ministries over the distribution of imaging devices – CT, MRI, PET-CT, and more – was discussed at the Knesset Health Committee on Tuesday. Committee chairman Shas MK Yoni Mashriki called the meeting to check on the waiting times and the existing need to determine how to distribute […]
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Most women agree that menopause – which usually arrives when they reach their early 50s, has its advantages and disadvantages. Some welcome the end of menstruation and concerns about unplanned pregnancies, while others dread the possibility of hot flashes, moodiness, and other unpleasant symptoms. What some women consider a brief and barely noticeable phase in […]
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