August 26, 2021

Corona vaccines in Israel. Illustration: depositphotos.com

A study by Klalit and Harvard: very high efficiency for the corona vaccine

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The study also dealt with the issue of the side effects of the vaccine - there is indeed a rate of 1-5 vaccinees who develop pericarditis out of every 100 vaccinees, but the risk of this is in those who are sick with the disease itself
The effect of the corona virus on children. Illustration: depositphotos.com

From infection parties to school: how does the virus affect children?

So who is right? Those who intentionally infect or fear infection in schools? What are the effects of the virus on children? What do we know after a year and a half of illness, and a few more months of infection with the strain
Prof. Hosem Haik. Photo: Technion spokespeople

The smart electronic skin

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A flexible sensing system developed at the Technion will help speed up motor rehabilitation, identify diseases at an early stage and improve robot performance
The cover image chosen for the scientific journal CELL REPORTS - credit: image design Tsefnat Ozari and photography Avi Levin

Exposure to the sun's rays increases romantic desire in humans

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The researchers from Tel Aviv University discovered that exposure to the sun affects, among other things, the regulation of the sexual endocrine system (hormone secretion system) among humans.
The plant Cycas thouarsii, growing in the botanical garden. Photo - Dr. Uri Pergman-Sapir, the botanical garden

Plants that were mostly extinct along with the dinosaurs are now "living" thanks to ocean currents

Prof. Ran Natan, from the Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior at the Hebrew University, took part in a study published in New Phytologist: "The findings are unique evidence of the role of ocean current systems in shaping the distribution patterns and evolutionary history of