With a quarter of daily calorie intake in the Western world – especially in Israel – derived from snacks that are not nutritious and even harmful to health, ways have to be found to encourage reducing their intake and replacing them with unprocessed and natural food. Researchers at Pennsylvania State University have found that the […]
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Amazingly, a friendly pat on the back of a basketball player can improve his/her performance, according to a research team at the University of Basel in Switzerland. A free throw in basketball will have every eye glued to one person during an intensely stressful situation, and many games are decided by this bonus. The university […]
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US president Harry S Truman famously said: “I don’t pass the buck…. It is my duty, as president of the United States, to make the decisions.” He even had a sign on his White House desk saying so.” But many other people in high places – including prime ministers and governments in countries like Israel […]
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The bacteria in the gut – known as the microbiome – have in recent years emerged as a focal point of scientific exploration, with their intricate roles in our metabolism, nutrition, and overall health coming into sharp focus. Researchers at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa have now made a discovery that could lead […]
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A nano-sized polymer, developed and tested on mice by a research team from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) in Beersheba that can selectively deliver chemotherapeutic drugs to blood vessels that feed tumors and metastases, has emerged as an effective treatment for advanced cancer. The polymer eliminates colorectal cancer liver metastases and prolongs mice survival, […]
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Clearing roads and sidewalks of snow with mechanical snowplows and salt to lower temperatures at which it melts is a very expensive procedure, and they often seriously harm the concrete and asphalt. Now, researchers at Drexel University in Philadelphia are coming closer to making such a chore obsolete. Tucked inconspicuously next to a parking lot […]
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It’s common knowledge today that fiber, which comes from vegetables or whole-grain products, is a healthful and important part of our daily meals. But what is fiber, and why is it good for you? Fiber—cellulose, the stringy stuff that leaves, stems, roots, stalks, and tree trunks are made of—helps keep our intestinal flora (bacteria known […]
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Dairy cows in Israel are among the most prolific milk producers in the world – but there’s always room for improvement. They require a great deal of care while living on a farm. Dairy cattle are often restrained for veterinary procedures, but retraining them can cause fear responses that can make the procedure challenging for […]
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Are people naturally happy or can they make themselves joyful? In fact, there is even a how-to course on “The Science of Happiness” offered since 2018 at the UK’s University of Bristol, where researchers have conducted a first-of-its-kind study on the subject. Although many colleges that have offered psychoeducational courses teaching positive psychology interventions report […]
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The prevalence of congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) infection –a leading cause of childhood neurologic deficits with lifelong implications – in Israel is about 0.7%. Since 15% of the annual 145,000 pregnancies in Israel involve seronegative mothers who lack the virus in their blood, 21,750 to 29,000 women are at risk of developing primary CMV infection during […]
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