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The CIT laboratory at the Hebrew University. Photo: Hebrew University Spokesperson

Could the development of the CIT test (with an AI algorithm) replace the polygraph in the near future?

The results of the experiment show that brain reactions of suspects can be analyzed using an algorithm in real time, with great accuracy, even when there is an effort on the part of the subject to hide the information. The researchers are sure that the new method was able to solve historical crime mysteries such as the Damianiuk affair
Streptococcus bacteria. Image: depositphotos.com

New research reveals how a predatory bacterium can be curbed

Prof. Emmanuel Hansky from the Hebrew University, heads a team of joint research conducted in Singapore and Israel. The team published a study in the prestigious journal Cell Reports: "This study provides a precise understanding of the interactions between the Streptococcus type A bacterium and the host, and improves the ability to design effective treatments against it, such as engineered peptides that the bacterium cannot cleave."
A model for the slowing down of the digestive system following the expression of alpha-synuclein protein in the brainstem. Credit - courtesy of the researchers

Constipation and contraction of brain cells - the key to an early diagnosis of Parkinson's disease?

In a study led by Prof. Yehoshua Goldberg from the Hebrew University, it was found that the contraction of brain cells may explain the constipation symptom among Parkinson's patients. The important finding is expected to help in the future in the diagnosis of Parkinson's disease already in its early stages
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A computerized optical nose that can detect smells and turn them into an image on the computer screen

In the laboratory of Prof. Oded Shusiov in the Faculty of Agriculture of the Hebrew University, a team of researchers led by the doctoral student Vald Shomeiko developed a computerized nose that imitates the combined action of our nose and brain and knows how to identify different smells by processing and analyzing the way in which the volatile molecules bind to the receptors using machine learning
Prof. Yaakov Nachmias. Photo: Hebrew University Spokesperson

Rapid development of medicines with the help of bionic chips, without the need for animal experiments

Prof. Eli Keshet. Photo: Keren A.M.N.

Prof. Eli Keshet, Hebrew, winner of the Israel Prize in the field of life sciences research

In its reasoning, the committee stated that: "The Israel Prize in the field of life sciences research for the year XNUMX is awarded to Prof. Eli Keshet, from the Hebrew University, for his pioneering contributions in understanding the mechanism by which oxygen-deficient conditions stimulate the growth of new blood vessels. These discoveries of his led to the recognition that excess oxygen given in the treatment of premature infants leads to their blindness and led to a change in the treatment of premature infants after their birth.
broken glass. Photo: Gilbert Ebrahimi, unsplash

"Surprising results": research reveals for the first time what happens at the end of the crack

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This research, recently carried out by Prof. Jay Feinberg and Neri Berman from the Rekh Institute of Physics, was published in the prestigious journal Physical Review Letters. The study revealed, for the first time, the behavior in the immediate vicinity of the crack tip. In fact, this is the first time in the world that this tiny region, where material breaking occurs, has been observed in a laboratory experiment
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Researchers inserted artificial connections into the damaged nervous system of a worm and sycamore

Research led by Dr. Itai Rabinovitch from the Faculty of Medicine at the Hebrew University has now demonstrated that, at least in tiny worms, damaged communication between nerve cells can be restored by genetic means by implanting artificial connections in a completely biological manner
Prof. Nir Friedman. Courtesy of the Hebrew University

A method for diagnosing a wide variety of diseases by a simple blood test instead of invasive tests

A handful of olive pits from the facility at the Carmel forging site (photo by Ehud Galili)

The earliest evidence of the production of edible olives was found

Researchers from the Hebrew University, the University of Haifa, the Technion, Aviv University, the Volcanic Institute and other research institutions from Israel and the world discovered the find at a site from about 6,500 years ago that sank into the sea. In this way, the discovery predates the ancient evidence that was known until now by about 4000 years.
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Research reveals what allows different plants to create an infinite variety of shapes

Each plant has special organs in different shapes; The leaves, flowers, fruits, and seeds of one plant will not resemble those of another plant, even between two different tomato varieties. Now researchers from the Faculty of Agriculture of the Hebrew University in Rehovot have found out why
Dr. Citrin-Salberman places a scale on a remnant of a Roman monumental structure that is under the earliest mosque, and above it appears a foundation belonging to the ancient mosque. Photo by NETP, David Salberman

The oldest communal mosque in the world was discovered in Tiberias

The inscription of 'Christ born of Mary'. Photo by Tzachi Lang, Antiquities Authority.

A 1,500-year-old inscription bearing the name of "Christ, born of Mary" has been deciphered

Bride and Groom. Choices that depend on weight. Photo: depositphotos.com

Is there a connection between obesity and choosing a partner in Israel? Israeli research reveals fascinating results

The researchers tried to test stereotypical research hypotheses in Israel and around the world, according to which straight women prefer taller men when searching for partners, straight men prefer thinner women when they come to meet a partner for the purpose of marriage, and plump straight women have to "compromise" and marry short men
Ein Kerem neighborhood area in the Jerusalem mountains. Photo: depositphotos.com

"Without Hellas, it is likely that we would not be a land of milk and honey"

A new study at the Hebrew University examines why the farmers of the past preferred the mountains of Jerusalem over the mountains of the north?
Remote work in the shadow of the corona. Illustration: depositphotos.com

"Sociologists must find a name for the phenomenon of changes in work environments following the corona virus"

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This is what Dr. Dan Ofir from the Computer Science Department at Ariel University suggests in the article The Revolution and the Changes in the Work Environment following the Pandemic in accordance with the saying: "Necessity is the father of all invention"
The components of the brain. The cerebellum is shown in gray at the bottom of the head, adjacent to the spine. Illustration: depositphotos.com

The negative consequences caused to the cerebellum as a result of mutation were revealed

Growth of bacterial colonies. Adrian Lange, unsplash.com

How do you create new names for bacteria species that have recently been discovered and will be discovered in the future?

Prof. Mark Phalen from the British Quadram Institute has come up with a solution to the problem, using a new and computerized approach to combine a small group of Latin and Greek roots to create over a million new names for bacterial species, which are "on the shelf", ready to be used at any given moment by the scientists
Courtesy Belgian Journal of Entomology

A new species of wild bee was discovered in Israel by researchers from the Faculty of Agriculture

In many places in the world there is a significant decrease in the variety and abundance of pollinators, such as bees, when one of the main threats to wild pollinators is the loss and change of habitats
Dr. Jacob Nachmias, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

First clinical data confirm the effectiveness of drugs from the fibrate family against the corona virus

Physical fitness training. Illustration: Illustration: depositphotos.com

First findings of a unique study: Are the gyms closed? The Israelis continue to gain weight

Molds for oil candles over a thousand years old that were discovered in an excavation in Tiberias. Photo: Antiquities Authority

A cache of molds for oil candles was uncovered in an archaeological dig in Tiberias

A rare cache from the early Islamic period was discovered in an excavation on behalf of the Institute of Archeology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, led by Dr. Oren Gutfeld. Ten molds of oil candles that survived intact, made of clay and decorated with geometric and plant patterns, allow a rare glimpse of working bicycles in ancient times
the implanted marker. From the scientific article

Many women refuse to undergo a mammogram because of the use of a metallic marker - a new study has found a possible solution to the problem

A new Israeli study succeeded for the first time in the world of medicine in developing a biodegradable marker for mammography screening. After a marker was developed from natural and known substances, an experiment was conducted on animals, the results of which were promising - the toxicity of the substance was ruled out, and it disappeared from the animals' bodies within a few months
Dr. Haitam Amal, Head of the Laboratory for Neuro-Omics, Signal Transduction, and Translational Medicine at the Faculty of Medicine at the Hebrew University. Public Photo

Advances in understanding brain aging

Dr. Haytam Amal from the Faculty of Medicine developed an innovative method that will lead to the development of targeted treatments for various neurological disorders
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Hebrew University researchers in a recent analysis of the Corona data: "There is still a long time before it will be necessary to talk about a full closure"

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