Israeli research: Smartwatches may prevent future pandemics
August 7, 2024 by Pesach Benson
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Physiological sensors in smartwatches can detect infectious diseases days before symptoms appear, potentially averting future pandemics, Israeli researchers said. Read more
Israeli findings on a hidden brain hub open path for new ADHD treatment
July 15, 2024 by Pesach Benson
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Israeli researchers identified a specific brain region’s crucial function in controlling alertness levels in a study shedding light on the role of an enigmatic irregular sheet of neurons. Read more
Global coral reefs at risk as pathogen decimates red sea urchins
May 24, 2024 by Pesach Benson
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Israeli researchers have identified the pathogen responsible for a deadly epidemic that has been decimating sea urchin populations in the Red Sea. Read more
Israeli researchers correlate biblical events with archaeological evidence in Jerusalem
May 3, 2024 by Pesach Benson
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Israeli researchers have successfully dated findings from the First Temple period, marking the first time exact science has been employed to correlate events mentioned in the Bible with archaeological evidence. Read more
Israeli study on tanning may open path to preventing skin cancer
Israeli researchers have proposed a new theory for why the body’s tanning process does not occur immediately after exposure to the sun’s rays but only after a few hours or even days. The discovery will serve as a foundation for further research, potentially making skin cancer preventable. Read more
Israeli researchers develop revolutionary cell-sized robot
March 27, 2023 by Pesach Benson
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Researchers at Tel Aviv University have developed a hybrid micro-robot, the size of a single biological cell that is 10 microns in size. Read more
Brain activity can predict political orientation, Israeli researchers find
February 1, 2023 by Pesach Benson
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Political orientation between right and left can be predicted by differences in brain activity, Israeli researchers at Tel Aviv University have discovered. Read more
Israeli robot learning to smell
January 18, 2023 by Pesach Benson
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An Israeli technological breakthrough is enabling researchers to teach robots to detect and identify odours. Read more
Tel Aviv University study reveals 100,000 new viruses
December 27, 2022 by J-Wire Newsdesk
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A groundbreaking Tel Aviv University study has discovered about 100,000 new types of previously unknown viruses – a ninefold increase in the number of RNA viruses known to science until now. Read more
3D-printing method may curb reef devastation plaguing coral ecosystems
In a paper published in the journal Science of the Total Environment, researchers from four of Israel’s leading universities highlight a three-dimensional printing method they developed to preserve coral reefs. Their innovation is based on the natural structure of coral reefs off the southern coastal Israeli city of Eilat, but their model is adaptable to other marine environments and may help curb reef devastation plaguing coral ecosystems around the world. Read more
Israeli doctors implant world’s thinnest artificial cornea
Israeli doctors achieved a medical breakthrough in the ophthalmology department at Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem with the first implant of the thinnest artificial cornea ever printed in the world. Read more
Israeli scientists 3D-Bioprint tumour, enable rapid treatment
Researchers at Tel Aviv University declared a scientific breakthrough when they printed an entire active and viable glioblastoma tumour using a 3D printer. Read more