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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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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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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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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Weizmann Institute of Science researchers present a new algorithm to greatly speed up the process of engineering therapeutic proteins to protect against diseases. Researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot have developed an algorithm that offers a much faster and cheaper way of adapting animal antibodies to make them safe for humans – […]
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King Charles of Britain was diagnosed with prostate cancer, Buckingham Palace stated on Monday. But what is this kind of cancer, and what else might one need to know about it? What is the prostate? The prostate gland, known as the “armoanit” in Hebrew, belongs to the male reproductive system and is located above the […]
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Many animals have advantages over humans: Dogs and cats have a more acute ability to smell; cows can subsist on grass and hay; and giraffes can reach high into the trees for food. But mammals can’t see the millions of colors that people can. With human retinas grown in a petri dish, researchers discovered how […]
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Alzheimer’s disease (AD) – the most common type of dementia – was first discovered by clinical psychiatrist Dr. Alois Alzheimer who described a 50-year-old woman, Auguste Deter, in a Frankfurt psychiatric hospital in 1901. It affects one person in 14 people over the age of 65. one in every six people over the age of […]
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Dr. Tal Patalon, head of the KSM Research and Innovation Center, anticipates that the transformative potential of artificial intelligence and other new technologies in the healthcare industry is on the brink of realization. As she prepares to leave her four-year tenure, she told The Jerusalem Post that it’s time to bridge the gap between innovation […]
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