COVID-19
- The Hebrew University
- June 23, 2021
- Weizmann Institute
- June 3, 2021
The scientists of the Weizmann Institute of Science, in partnership with the scientists of the Biological Institute in Nes Ziona, revealed how a unique combination of three mechanisms allows the corona virus to escape the immune system
- The science service
- May 30, 2021
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This year we put emphasis on the hot areas in the industry including quantum computing, artificial intelligence, data security in hardware, EDGE Computing, TinyML as well as advanced methods for designing and manufacturing chips
- The Hebrew University
- May 4, 2021
- One response
In the study, in which researchers from Israel, the USA, Canada, Australia, Egypt, Iran, Lebanon and the United Arab Emirates participated, blockages of large blood vessels were mainly found in the brains of the young subjects
- The Hebrew University
- May 2, 2021
The equine corona virus is a close relative of the corona virus which has caused widespread morbidity in the world in the last year (COVID-19). In this family, called beta-coronavirus, there are also other animal and human corona viruses, among them the bovine corona, which is also found in cattle in Israel
- The Hebrew University
- April 10, 2021
Researchers conducted a survey among 400 respondents who are residents of Israel, which examined patterns of sustainable behavior - such as frequency of recycling, reducing consumption and a consumer strategy that leads to reducing environmental effects - before the outbreak of the Corona crisis, during the first lockdown, and the respondents' intentions for the future. In addition, the extent to which the respondents link the outbreak of the epidemic with the state of the environment and climate change was examined
- The science service
- April 6, 2021
An alternative report on the state of health of Israelis: Who gets more cancer - men or women? Where are more affected by diabetes - in the north or in the center? What are the most common surgeries?
- Dr.Roey Tsezana
- April 3, 2021
The new claim that has recently been circulating on social media is that among the vaccinated, the level of antibodies in the blood drops in a short time - and thus people find themselves exposed to the virus a second time. We checked whether this is true (in ten percent of cases) and whether it means that the person is no longer vaccinated (no)
- Avi Blizovsky
- March 9, 2021
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In May 2020 preliminary results from CORONADO with a smaller sample showed that 10% of patients with diabetes and corona died within 7 days of hospital admission.
- Avi Blizovsky
- February 25, 2021
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Final results of the Klalit Research Institute regarding the effectiveness of corona vaccines are published in the medical journal The New England Journal of Medicine: after the first vaccine dose: 57% effectiveness in preventing morbidity and a 62% reduction in severe disease after a second vaccine dose: a 94% reduction in morbidity and 92% are seriously ill
- The Hebrew University
- February 24, 2021
One of the largest proteins of the virus, which the researchers were able to decipher using a new and unique method, is a protein called Nsp2, known as "reluctant" to structural decipherment. Dr. Dina Schneidman: "We now have technology and an experimental protocol to study not only the virus proteins themselves, but also their partners inside the human cell"
- Dr.Roey Tsezana
- February 24, 2021
Contrary to the popular opinion of some of the commenters here, I'm not just trying to scaremonger about the virus. Therefore, today I want to cover the most surprising trend in the last five weeks: the incidence of corona is decreasing in large parts of the world. Is this a seasonal phenomenon? Do the vaccines work? Dr.Roey Tsezana reviews all the alternatives
- Dr.Roey Tsezana
- February 17, 2021
A week ago a study was published in Nature in which the researchers described how they closely followed the evolution of the virus in the body of a cancer patient whose immune system was destroyed and discovered mutations that are also able to deal with a large number of antibodies produced against the virus
- The Technion
- February 12, 2021
On January 14, joint teams of students from the Technion and Cornell Tech participated in the final event of a semester-long ideas course. At this event they presented the solutions they developed for various health challenges
- Dr.Roey Tsezana
- February 1, 2021
We must start thinking far ahead - on the order of at least a year - to prevent the fourth, fifth and sixth closures. Or, if these are the obligations of reality, then at least we will enter them prepared.
- Dr.Roey Tsezana
- January 27, 2021
Two new studies - one from Britain and the other from Israel - have recently clarified the deadly meaning of the same burden for patients, especially Covid-19 patients
- Avi Blizovsky
- January 26, 2021
- One response
This is what the company announced today after laboratory studies that included serum samples of vaccinators * Moderna will make changes to the vaccine so that it will also protect those infected with the new variants
- Noam Chai
- January 24, 2021
- 5 תגובות
In a study recently published in the prestigious journal for physicists, researchers from Europe reveal how the cough cloud spreads in a closed space under realistic conditions and the findings are surprising
- Dr.Roey Tsezana
- January 21, 2021
In recent days there has been a big uproar regarding the Helsinki Committee, what it determined or did not determine, and what it means for the vaccine. So let's break down the issue, to understand what the Ministry of Health really did wrong, and what this means for Pfizer, the vaccine and the Helsinki Committee. Dr.Roey Tsezana makes order
- Avi Blizovsky
- January 15, 2021
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Dr. Borla will receive the title for his extraordinary achievement in leading the development of the innovative vaccine against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the corona epidemic. The vaccine that helps in recovering from the corona crisis is expected to be a model for the development of a wide variety of mRNA-based treatments
- Science site The Conversation
- December 24, 2020
- 2 תגובות
The emergence of a new version of the corona virus has sparked renewed interest in a part of the virus known as the spike protein. A virology expert explains what the spike protein is and what the effect of changes in it is on vaccines
- Science site The Conversation
- December 22, 2020
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The variant carries 14 defining mutations, seven of which are in the spike protein - the protein that mediates the entry of the virus into human cells. This is a relatively large number of changes compared to the many versions of the virus around the world
- Noam Levitan
- December 13, 2020
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On Friday, the US Food and Drug Administration approved the vaccine for emergency use in people 16 and older. It is now expected that the Ministry of Health will approve the vaccine for emergency use in Israel as well
- Avi Blizovsky
- December 7, 2020
- 4 תגובות
Moderna reports on an update to the agreement with Israel's Ministry of Health for the supply of additional mRNA vaccines
- Avi Blizovsky
- December 6, 2020
- 10 תגובות
The total mortality from the end of March to the end of October is 10.4% higher than the expected mortality in 2020. That is, this is the excess mortality during the Corona period until the end of October