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"An Unknown Ability": The Discovery That Changes What We Thought About the Brain
A study conducted in mice reveals a previously unknown repair mechanism: after damage to brain tissue, special cells located around it begin to act to refill the damaged area • The researchers even managed to…
Israeli start up develops ‘brain-decoding’ AI in hopes of treating Alzheimer’s disease and PTSD
The firm has trained its AI model, named Descartes, using 250,000 hours of EEG brain data
For the first time in Israel: New blood test allows assessment of risk for premature birth already in mid-pregnancy
New technology provides a solution to one of the biggest challenges in pregnancy medicine - identifying women at risk for premature birth even before warning signs appear
The Advocate of the Unborn | Dr. Hana Katan
The ultrasound examination has long ceased to be just an opportunity to get an exciting picture of the fetus. Fetal medicine allows monitoring its development, identifying dangers, and in some cases even performing complex treatments…
Israelis warned about spread of new syndrome
Medical professionals are recording an increase in cases of a rare disorder linked to prolonged cannabis use. It may be accompanied by bouts of severe nausea and vomiting, as well as pronounced abdominal discomfort. In…
The longevity investor has golden advice for longevity: maintain a routine
Amir Elroy, one of the pioneering investors in the wellness field in Israel, explains how the concept of 'longevity' is changing the world of health, points to the hot trends and those about to break…
Suspected ebola in Israel: Man who returned from Congo quarantined in hospital
Israel’s Health Ministry said it received an initial report concerning a person suspected of having Ebola after returning several days ago from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and developing a fever. The individual is…
Israeli dealcoholization technology powers best non-alcoholic wine award in US competition
The SOLOS division specializes in producing no- and low-alcohol beverages using dealcoholization and aroma-recovery technology without compromising quality
The brain has a secret defense system for fertility, scientists find
The brain plays an active role in protecting fertility from heat damage, a study found, uncovering a previously unknown communication system between the nervous system and reproductive cells. The brain can sense environmental conditions and…
Israeli Makes a Giant Leap in Quantum Physics
The Israeli physicist behind this historic breakthrough in the quantum industry: 'Like a gold medal.' An extraordinary experiment conducted by the Israeli company Kedma and IBM demonstrated for the first time a scientific 'quantum advantage'…
"Like a Startup Inside the Hospital": The Revolution That Prints Organs - and Saves the Wounded
Human spare parts produced in the laboratory are no longer science fiction in modern medicine. Three-dimensional printing technology allows surgeons to reconstruct infants' limbs, replace skull parts, and produce corneas from human cells. This Israeli…
Israeli Teen Wins Gold at International Mathematical Olympiad in China
Illustrative: Israel’s Chemistry Olympiad team that competed in the 58th International Chemistry Olympiad in Uzbekistan. Photo: Israel Ministry of Education and the Future Scientists Center Israeli teen Yotam Budnik recently won a gold medal at…
The AI is the golem of our generation
When the golem of Prague went out of control, they erased one letter from its forehead, and 'truth' became 'dead'. With us, the process is reversed: we engraved 'truth' on its forehead, without checking which…
Is "Bad at math" just a myth we are taught to believe as kids?
Israeli talent develops learning approach that "tricks" kids into becoming confident in their math skills
Want to ask Einstein about Zionism? A new AI tool lets users chat with Jewish history
I asked AI Sigmund Freud to interpret my dream this morning. All I got was some dancing dots, as if a) the great man had fallen asleep or b) my dream had broken his virtual…
Can a Lung Transplant Save Advanced Lung Cancer Patients?
A new study published in JAMA points to a potential treatment option for advanced lung cancer patients whose disease is limited to the lungs. All 17 patients who underwent a lung transplant survived one year…
Israel’s biggest hospital partners with OpenAI as it aims to become fully AI-powered
Clinicians at Sheba Medical Centre will use the platform to support decision-making and carry out administrative tasks
Israel's Unicorn: The University That Reached the Global Top
Tel Aviv University ranked third in the world outside the US in the number of research master's graduates who founded unicorn companies. Hebrew University and the Technion also entered the top ten.
Medical Miracle in Safed: Metastatic Cancer Disappears Completely After Innovative Treatment
Gonen Klein, who suffered from metastatic prostate cancer that spread to bones and other organs, underwent Lutetium treatment at Ziv Medical Center. After the series of treatments, no evidence of the disease was found, and…
Threat to Israel: Sea bacteria can kill within days
Israelis should exercise caution when coming into contact with seawater and raw fish due to the Vibrio vulnificus bacteria, which can enter the body even through small skin abrasions. The infection poses a particular danger…
Teva reports positive skin treatment drug results
The Israeli company reported in the study that patients showed improvements in skin pigmentation with vitiligo
57-year-old motorcyclist seriously injured in crash near Or Yehuda
A 57-year-old motorcyclist was seriously injured in while riding on Route 412 near the industrial zone in Or Yehuda. Magen David Adom crews provided him with life-saving medical treatment and evacuated him to Sheba Hospital.
SIL204 treatment may help immune system attack KRAS-driven tumors, research finds - exclusive
This comes just after SIL204 advanced into Phase 2/3 clinical evaluation at the end of July, beginning its first clinical trial at Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
Despite Mamdani's boycott stance, NYC funds Cornell Tech's tree canopy project tied to Israel's Technion
“This funding directly connects Cornell Tech’s technical capabilities with New York City’s recent policy goal of reaching 30% tree canopy coverage to combat extreme heat and climate change,” Michael Samuelian of Cornell Tech told JNS
Go ahead, take Viagra
Viagra opens a path against metastases. A drug globally known for treating erectile dysfunction could one day find an unexpected place in oncology. Israeli researchers have discovered that sildenafil, the active ingredient in Viagra, disrupts…
Israel Wins 2 Gold Medals at 58th International Chemistry Olympiad in Uzbekistan
Israel’s Chemistry Olympiad team that competed in the 58th International Chemistry Olympiad in Uzbekistan. Photo: Israel Ministry of Education and the Future Scientists Center Israel’s chemistry Olympiad team won two gold medals, two silver and…
Endometriosis linked to 46% increase in risk of diabetes
The largest study of its kind, conducted at George Mason University and published in the journal Diabetologia, was based on the medical records of nearly three million women in Utah over 25 years. The findings…
AI-powered device to help treat diabetes patients unveiled by medtech firm
The product is designed to accelerate wound healing and lower the risk of amputations
Weight Loss Injections Succeed in Practice - Only If the Necessary Condition Is Met
Prof. Roy Eldor, director of the Endocrinology Institute at the Ichilov Medical Center, addressed during an interview on 103FM the benefits of weight loss injections. However, he emphasized that they must be used properly.
Expert from Hadassah: Here's how to act in case of a snake bite and what not to do
In an interview with Channel 7, Prof. Kobi Asaf, an emergency medicine expert from Hadassah, explains how to behave in case of a snake bite, which actions may be harmful, and why it is important…
Scientists discover cancer catalyst – details of the study
Researchers at the Wistar Institute have uncovered a previously unknown biochemical pathway through which fructose — one of the most common sweeteners in the modern diet — pushes ovarian cancer cells to aggressively spread throughout…
Teva Reports Encouraging Trial Results and Advances Antibody for Treating Vitiligo Skin Disease
The company announced that its developing antibody for the disease, TEV-'408, demonstrated improved skin pigmentation among patients, with half reporting significant or very significant improvement in their condition.
Medical miracle in Tzfat
Doctors reported a rare complete response in a patient with advanced prostate cancer following targeted radioactive treatment at Ziv Medical Center
Jerusalem teacher’s vision improved from 10% to 90% after Hadassah surgery
Surgeons implanted donor corneal tissue to treat severe keratoconus, allowing the 38-year-old teacher to resume driving and working
Israeli scientist helps unlock new possibilities for light-based technologies
An Israeli researcher has helped develop a breakthrough optical technology that can steer and reshape beams of light in just 74 femtoseconds—74 quadrillionths of a second—a development that could advance future optical computing, communications, imaging…
Brain Cancer: A Breakthrough Against Glioblastoma
Israeli research offers new hope for overcoming one of the deadliest brain cancers. Instead of replacing existing drugs, future therapies could focus on blocking the mechanisms that allow tumors to resist them, the researchers indicated.…
Menopause Drug Crisis: 'Women Left Without Treatment'
In the past half year, ten cases of marketing cessation and shortage of hormonal preparations have been recorded. Women are forced to go from pharmacy to pharmacy to obtain treatment. For BRCA carriers who have…
Viagra could be medics’ secret weapon against breast cancer, Israeli research finds
While the little blue pill is marketed as a gentleman’s bedroom aid, scientists as the Weizmann Institute found that it can also slow the rate at which aggressive cancers spread
The Artificial Intelligence That Learned to Create Viruses from Scratch: A Historic Breakthrough or a Recipe for Biological Disaster?
In a groundbreaking study, an AI model trained on trillions of DNA sequences designed hundreds of thousands of possible genomes, and 16 of them became live, active viruses in the lab — an achievement that…
Israeli study: Contact of allergenic food with intact skin does not cause anaphylaxis
A broad Israeli study that examined 192 children with proven food allergy found that exposure of intact skin to milk, eggs, sesame, peanuts and nuts did not lead in any of the cases to a…
Animal Milk No Longer Needed: Scientists' New Discovery
Researchers have shown that plants can produce β-casein — one of the key proteins found in cow's milk, responsible for its nutritional value, creamy texture, and properties important for cheese production. This is reported by…
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation invests $13m in SpliSense
The investment comes following positive results in an initial efficacy trial, Phase IIa, in which an improvement in lung function was demonstrated in some 70% of patients
Study: 80% of soldiers improve with experimental PTSD therapy
Early results from a clinical trial at HaEmek Medical Center suggest MDMA-assisted psychotherapy could help combat veterans recover from PTSD, with most participants no longer meeting the criteria for the disorder
Does smoking outside protect your children from cigarette smoke? Israeli study says no
'Many parents believe that smoking outdoors protects their children,” said Prof. Ariel Tarasiuk. 'Our findings suggest that this is not always the case.'
Fauci’s diary shows that Israeli data indicated waning COVID vaccine efficiency
Newly released records from Dr. Anthony Fauci’s personal diary suggest Israel played a far more influential role in shaping U.S. COVID-19 booster policy than was publicly understood, providing early evidence that vaccine protection was waning…
Israel creates revolutionary treatment for hypertension
Revolutionary treatment for people suffering from hypertension implemented at Soroka. Renal artery denervation was performed for the first time at Soroka Medical Center – an advanced procedure intended for patients whose blood pressure is not…
First in Israel: Treatment for Enlarged Prostate Using AI
The new generation of the Aquablation system enters use at Shaare Zedek • The technology combines artificial intelligence, imaging, and robotics to remove obstructing prostate tissue using a precise water jet • One of the…
‘Israeli doctors cured my 130-a-day painkiller addiction in 20 minutes’
The patient also reported a reduction in his smoking habit and a lessened desire to drink alcohol
Global Breakthrough: Treatment Approved for the Sudden Sleep Attack Disease 'Narcolepsy'
The new drug by Takeda is designed to treat the biological mechanism of the disease and may improve all the main symptoms, including sudden sleep attacks and sudden loss of muscle tone.
Farewell to the man who gave hope to thousands
48 years have passed since the birth of Louise Brown, the world's first IVF baby. This week, Prof. Shlomo Mashiach, a pioneer of fertility medicine in Israel, passed away. He was instrumental in turning the…
When night sweats indicate a rare lymphoma
Mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) is most often diagnosed in older adults and frequently at advanced stages. In recent years, a significant revolution has been taking place in this field, away from the spotlight — a…
Motorcyclist moderately injured in crash near Mesubim Interchange
A 67-year-old motorcyclist was moderately injured in a traffic accident near the Mesubim Interchange. A Magen David Adom medical team treated him at the scene and evacuated him to Sheba Hospital in Tel Hashomer.
Israeli scientists launch world-first clinical trial for experimental pancreatic cancer treatment
The Israeli-developed treatment uses RNA molecules to silence mutated KRAS genes and will be tested alongside standard therapy in patients with locally advanced disease
Israeli study reveals the geometry that could drive future smart materials
By understanding how geometric constraints drive folding and buckling, engineers may be able to create materials that assemble themselves for use where traditional methods are impractical
Progress Toward Hearing Restoration at Tel Aviv University
Hearing loss is often caused by damage to the hair cells in the cochlea, which are responsible for detecting sounds and converting them into electrical signals transmitted to the brain.
The Statistic That May Predict Cancer Treatment Success
A study that included nearly 4,900 metastatic prostate cancer patients found that patients whose PSA level dropped below 0.2 within nine months had a 54% lower risk of death • The researchers: The rate of…
Israeli doctors rebuild man’s face in 22-hour operation ‘at limits’ of modern surgery
The patient, Roman, 50, has now returned home and is breathing, eating and drinking independently
After Decades: New Flu Vaccine Approved That Could Change the Game
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Moderna's mResvia, the first seasonal flu vaccine based on mRNA technology. In a large trial, the vaccine showed relatively high efficacy of 26.6% compared to a standard-dose…
Tel Aviv University tops Taiwan ranking
Tel Aviv University was ranked first in Israel in the NTU ranking for 2026, after rising seven places compared to last year and reaching 206th place in the world. The university also led in several…
Divide and hunt: how echolocation helps bats not hear the noise of the forest
Hunting in the forest or over water is no easy task, because there are many obstacles around: leaves, branches, the surface of water bodies. All of them reflect ultrasound, creating a powerful stream of echo…
