The rate of Israelis getting their annual shots against influenza is very low, apparently because they (and others around the world) are tired of the multiple vaccinations against COVID-19. As a result, more than 700 Israelis, including children, are now hospitalized due to flu complications, and some of them are even in intensive care. Now, […]
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Jewish tradition views gossiping (lashon hara, or ‘evil talk’) as a great sin, even if the negative comments are true. Yisrael Meir Kagan, 19th-century Polish rabbi who became known as the Chafetz Chaim, published volumes on the harm from defaming others. The Rambam (Maimonides) describes talebearing as any statement that – if spread from one […]
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Patients with type-two diabetes are eager to find successful ways to reduce their blood sugar and control their metabolic disease. Now, UK researchers have found that 670 nanometers of red light on the backs of healthy individuals stimulated energy production within mitochondria – the tiny powerhouses within cells – leading to increased consumption of glucose. […]
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Few people can resist crisp french fries and chips, but not many know that potatoes stored in cold temperatures and then dunked in hot oil can be harmful to health and even carcinogenic. Potato (Solanum tuberosum) is the third most important food crop in the world. In a breakthrough for the snack food industry, a […]
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As a small country where people like to have protektzia – connections especially through serving together in the IDF – helps Israelis find a place in crowded restaurants and even to find jobs. Women working in organizations are frequently encouraged to cultivate connections to high-status individuals based on a prominent social network theory. But new […]
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Immunotherapy matched to a specific patient to successfully treat patients using biological personalized medicine depends on suiting them to each other – but the technique is very complicated. Now, researchers at the Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine and the Rappaport Family Institute for Research in the Medical Sciences at the Technion-Israel Institute of […]
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One out of 10 homeless people in the US have a dog who accompanies them everywhere. Although the animals lack a warm bed, a steady food supply, regular health care, and familiar and stable surroundings, they have a warm bond with their owners and endless places to smell. Little information exists on specific intervention strategies […]
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Considerable exposure to the sun is generally regarded as harmful – increasing the aging of the skin and skin cancer. But it can be beneficial for some people – for example, women aged 30 to 40 who have difficulty getting pregnant. In a pioneering study at Tel Aviv University (TAU) and Sheba Medical Center at […]
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Wives of reservists who are fighting in Gaza are really suffering – torn between caring for their children at home and working at their regular jobs (if they haven’t been dismissed). A new study by the Israel Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (IIOSH) has just unveiled the heavy burden of war on soldiers’ partners […]
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No one would ever confuse a human being with a mouse, a chicken, or an elephant, but at the very start of their different developmental paths, they share a striking similarity. In fact, even the most experienced researchers have a hard time saying whether an embryo in its gastrulation stage – one of the earliest […]
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