Science and society
- Tel Aviv University
- November 19, 2021
The real payment for the popular and free computer games is data and biometric data about the players
- The Hebrew University
- November 18, 2021
An innovative development offers a biological device based on stem cells and encourages the creation of new blood vessels, which could replace damaged blood vessels in diabetics suffering from leg ulcers and patients in need of catheterization
- The Hebrew University
- November 14, 2021
The researchers: "It is possible to characterize certain adults as having a high risk of increased deterioration due to the events they have experienced throughout their lives. Awareness must be raised about the link between stress and trauma and health decline in old age, and mechanisms must be built that will provide an adapted response, and help those adults deal with these consequences."
- The Hebrew University
- November 14, 2021
The future is already here - researchers at the Hebrew University have succeeded in genetically editing lettuce and making it particularly healthy and rich in nutritional values. Five leaves of the improved lettuce per day will provide the recommended intake of vitamin C for a person
- The Hebrew University
- November 11, 2021
A new study reveals that the increase in the concentration of greenhouse gases will lead to the intensification of extreme storms, along with a decrease of about 25 percent in the amount of rainfall. The gloomy forecast, but the researchers believe: "The control is still in our hands"
- The Hebrew University
- November 11, 2021
A new study conducted in collaboration between the Institute of Chemistry at the Hebrew University and the University of Lausanne in Switzerland tries to disrupt the future activities of criminals who specialize in forging fingerprints and thus prevent information security breaches. "If we know what the next generation of fingerprint forgeries will look like, we can prepare a countermeasure ahead of time"
- The Hebrew University
- November 10, 2021
Hebrew University researchers used for the first time a method that has existed for many years to reveal the connectivity patterns in the brain at the cellular level, and determined that the application of the method has great potential in understanding pathological conditions in the brain. The research is published in Science
- The Hebrew University
- November 8, 2021
A group of researchers reveals for the first time the mechanism of action of electric shock therapy, the most effective procedure for the treatment of clinical depression, and subsequently developed a drug that mimics its mechanism of action and reduces symptoms of depression
- The Hebrew University
- November 8, 2021
Last Friday, an experimental rocket was launched from Kibbutz Beit-Nir. This is an unclassified, unique launch, one of the few made in our region
- The Hebrew University
- November 3, 2021
- The Hebrew University
- October 30, 2021
"If we look at almost all the existing models this year, we see extreme dryness as something that fits the climate changes in our region. This does not mean that there will not be extreme rain events in the near future, by the way, but that the total amounts of rain will probably be low in the winter of 2021-22." says climatologist Dr. Assaf Hochman who headed the team of researchers
- The Hebrew University
- October 30, 2021
The ability of parents to choose an embryo as part of IVF raises medical and ethical questions. A new Israeli study examines the innovations in the field and their chances of success
- The Hebrew University
- October 28, 2021
An extensive group of researchers published in Science Advances findings that support the effectiveness of the technology they developed: breast cancer treatment using anesthesia of the nervous system around the tumor. The treatment stopped not only the spread of the tumor but also the formation of metastases to other organs
- The Hebrew University
- October 19, 2021
The study seeks to deal with the uncertainty in monitoring the urban climate. Despite being characterized by sharp variations both in time and space, and having significant consequences on the quality of life, the economy and the cost of living, yet it turns out that the urban climate is hardly measured in the city
- The Hebrew University
- October 16, 2021
A new study led by Dr. Haitam Amal reveals a common molecular mechanism for autism and Alzheimer's, which will help in understanding the pathological mechanism in both disorders
- The Hebrew University
- October 15, 2021
Researchers at the Hebrew University discovered through a new method that there are 30 drugs on the market that have the potential to find a cure for rheumatism, one of the rare and severe diseases that exists today that mainly affects girls. In a study published in "eLife", the researchers show how the recent genomic revolution can change the rules of the game in identifying drugs for incurable genetic diseases
- The Hebrew University
- October 15, 2021
Researchers from the Hebrew University revealed the relationships between predatory bacteria and other bacteria found in water purification plants, and discovered processes that affect the bacterial populations that were not known until now
- Avi Blizovsky
- October 12, 2021
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Says Prof. Antoine Picon, professor of the history of architecture and technology at Harvard University, and director of doctoral programs. Prof. Picon is a member of the French Academy of Architecture and the French Academy of Technology. Picon said these things at the virtual conference "Journey in the Age of Experience" organized by Dassault Systèmes
- Dr. Moshe Nahamani
- October 12, 2021
- One response
Prof. Ingrist Natural experiments help answer important questions for society. For example: people born in the fourth quarter of the school year have more years of education and higher income
- The Hebrew University
- October 8, 2021
A new international study with the participation of researchers from Tel Aviv University and the Hebrew University confirmed for the first time the existence of the phenomenon of "double cosmic cannibalism" - a rare phenomenon in which a star swallows a compressed object such as a black hole or a neutron star, and the object in turn "devours" the core of the star. The end of the destructive process in a huge explosion in the center of which apparently remains a black hole
- The Hebrew University
- October 8, 2021
Researchers at the Hebrew University and the Hadassah Medical Center have developed a method of anesthesia that will allow Parkinson's patients to undergo surgery that significantly alleviates the disease even in a state of confusion. Prof. Hagai Bergman: "This is a significant development for patients who, until today, most had to undergo brain surgery in an alert state"
- Yoram Soreq
- October 1, 2021
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- The Hebrew University
- October 1, 2021
A team of researchers discovered that in the first eight months of the epidemic, values of concern for others and caring are on a downward trend. On the other hand, the need for security, stability and tradition is on the rise. The researchers state following the findings of the study that "if these are the findings obtained in Australia, we have good reason to think that there will be significant changes in Israel as well"
- The Hebrew University
- September 26, 2021
There are 23 member states in the organization, of which Israel is the only member state that is not from Europe. Israel joined the organization as a full member in December 2013, after many years of participating only as an observer.
- The Hebrew University
- September 23, 2021
In recent years, doctors and obstetricians prefer to perform a caesarean section instead of trying a forceps or vacuum delivery, due to the fear of brain or physical damage, or the development of severe morbidity after birth. At the same time, studies in medical schools regarding such a birth are decreasing. A new study reveals that such fear is not necessarily justified