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The medical clowns contribute to the achievement of medical therapeutic goals (photo: Dream Doctors Association, clowns in the medical service)

Taking the joke seriously

The medical clowns have a significant contribution to achieve medical therapeutic goals
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Pain threshold: People with autism experience pain at a higher intensity

The new study contradicts the popular opinion that people with autism are apparently "indifferent to pain"
The satellite launch team (counter-clockwise): Prof. Meir Ariel, Prof. Ofer Amrani, Orly Blumberg, Idan Finkelstein and Dr. Dolev Bashi. Photo: Tel Aviv University Spokesperson

Towards quantum communication: Tel Aviv University's tiny satellite in space will communicate with the optical ground station

A few days ago, the TAU-SAT3 satellite was launched on SpaceX's Falcon 9 launcher, designed to demonstrate optical and quantum communication from space using tiny satellites
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Without wind and with bells: the drone that will keep bats away from wind turbines

Researchers from Tel Aviv University and Haifa University tested the effectiveness of a dedicated device mounted on a drone, designed to keep bats away from the wind turbines that kill them en masse, and allow the turbines to operate efficiently and continuously
The cell membrane. Illustration: depositphotos.com

A solution to a scientific mystery: cell membrane proteins "like to migrate" to areas of high curvature

A thorough understanding of the process can advance the world of medicine in fertility treatments, medication administration and more
Prof. Ehud Gazit. Photo: Tel Aviv University spokesperson

Prof. Ehud Gazit was elected a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors of the USA

The rank of fellow in the NIA is considered the highest recognition given to inventors from academia who have created inventions that have a decisive impact on the quality of life, economic development and the well-being of society
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Genetic research has revealed: this is how the "antenna" of the yeast works

The new discovery could shed light on the basic mechanisms that control sugar metabolism in other organisms, including humans.
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For the first time in the world: about a hundred thousand new types of viruses that were unknown to science were identified

The researchers were even able to identify which creatures the viruses might attack, a discovery that is expected to help promote the development of different bacterial, fungal and pest killers for agriculture
Elongation of the body of the female locust while laying eggs in the ground. From the study

The superpowers of the female locust

The flexibility of her central nervous system allows her to stretch when laying her eggs in the soil to 2 or 3 times her original length, then quickly return to her normal length without damage
Ancient galaxies. Courtesy of Prof. Renan Branka, Tel Aviv University

A team of international researchers succeeded for the first time in characterizing the first galaxies in the universe - only about 200 million years after the Big Bang

According to the groundbreaking findings, the first galaxies were small and dim. They were dimmer than galaxies today, converting only less than 5% of their gas into stars. Also, the first galaxies did not emit much higher intensity radio radiation than we see today
From right to left - Itai Katzir and Der Ila Lampal. Tel Aviv University spokeswoman photo

New technology will allow the isolation of many molecules in a single storage cell and their release through exposure to UV radiation

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The researchers estimate that the development will advance the construction of systems for storing biomolecules and drugs and their efficient and controlled release when needed by external stimulation, using light
"Sliding and climbing between electrical polarizations": The periodic crystal structure contains a pair of atoms at regular intervals in each horizontal layer. Each additional layer can be slid to the right or left in the horizontal plane to place a blue atom exactly above a red atom or vice versa, thereby bouncing electrons with an electrical charge up or down between the layers. Unlike in polarized crystals known so far, the electric potential in the new system changes in a constant and well-defined value between each step. It is possible to climb in a controlled manner between all the different options, that is, it is possible to switch between the information units in the same crystal in contrast to a pair of modes in previous technologies. Courtesy of Tel Aviv University

Atomic steps in the thin electrical scale in nature

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Dr. Or Spiegel and Dr. Neely Englister during the release of eagles in Carmel. As part of the monitoring, blood and urine samples are taken to monitor diseases in the population. Photo: Tubel'a Solomon

Is there an eagle in the sky?

The researchers who are trying to save the biblical eagle from extinction in Israel
Prof. Noa Shankar diving (Photo: Hadas Zion)

Plastic chemical additives pollute the corals and harm their development

The harmful chemicals can be found in a wide variety of consumer products such as food packaging, toys, medical devices, adhesives and more
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Using simple drugs to lower pressure, recurrent metastases in colon cancer can be reduced

Drug treatment to prevent anxiety, stress reactions and inflammation reduced the risk of developing metastases after surgery to remove a colon tumor by tens of percent
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Reconstruction of jaw bones using innovative hydro-gel

Researchers have succeeded in reconstructing jawbones using a unique gel that mimics the bone's natural environment
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A new development may greatly optimize chemotherapy treatment and prevent the development of cancerous metastases in breast cancer

The researchers were able to reduce the risk of developing cancer metastases following the treatment from 52% to only 6% in model animals
A burnt mud brick from Tel Batsh (Biblical Timna) with markings for measuring the magnetic orientation.

The magnetic field in the remains of fires makes it possible to discover the real story behind the descriptions in the Bible

A multidisciplinary study was able to date 21 layers of destruction at 17 archaeological sites in the State of Israel, with the help of measuring the direction and strength of the Earth's magnetic field, as they were "recorded" at the time the sites were burned, and to examine how much the biblical stories about the Egyptian, Aramaic, and Assyrian conquest campaigns And the Babylonians against the kingdoms of Judah and Israel were accurate
Illustration 2 - Rays of light. Courtesy of Tel Aviv University spokeswoman

A new method to bend and split light rays of different colors by a non-linear optical process

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In a recent experiment conducted at Tel Aviv University and published in the prestigious journal Nature Photonics, the researchers showed that it is also possible to split and bend the path of light beams, by using an additional light beam and a non-linear crystal
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A combination of ultrasound and nanotubes allows the destruction of cancerous tumors without the need for invasive treatment

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The researchers explain that today, the accepted method of treating cancer is surgical removal of the tumor, in combination with complementary treatments (chemotherapy, immunotherapy, etc.). Therapeutic ultrasound is a non-invasive alternative to destroying the cancerous tumor instead of surgery
Filter out charcoal remains. The research expedition at Givat al-Ebadi (photo: Chai Ashkenazi; courtesy of Tel Aviv University's Timna excavations project)

Not environmentally friendly back in the time of the Bible

As early as 3,000 years ago, man destroyed the regional vegetation for the benefit of the copper industry and caused fatal damage to the environment
Sports activity is also good against cancer. Image: depositphotos.com

The sport defeats the cancer through increased production of glucose

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Researchers from Tel Aviv University discovered that aerobic activity may reduce the risk of metastatic cancer by 72%
microplastic. Photo: Tel Aviv University

The strip of beach in Israel is polluted by more than 2 tons of microplastic, we, the umbrella and the towel, and two tons of microplastic

Development of melanoma skin cancer. Image: depositphotos.com

Researchers were able to delay by 80% the spread of skin cancer in the body and sending metastases to the brain

Using three-dimensional models of melanoma cancer, researchers were able to decipher the arrival of metastases to the brain
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Has the international fight against human trafficking failed?

Only about 5% of the victims of trafficking in the world were treated. Most of the victims were left without a response and assistance
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