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- Weizmann Institute
Critically ill, recovering or vaccinated - how do the antibodies to corona that each of the groups produces differ and what are the unique characteristics of the antibodies acquired following vaccination
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- Dr. Moshe Nahamani
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A team of researchers succeeded in developing innovative nanoparticles that could be used as "molecular traps" targeting the corona virus while binding to the virus and thereby preventing it from acting
- Avi Blizovsky
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- Dr. Moshe Nahamani
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- Science site The Conversation
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This is what a British medical microbiologist warns based on comprehensive studies from all over the world. She calls on the decision makers not to shorten the isolation and release into the environment people who may be infected * Her finding is also relevant to Israel
- Science site The Conversation
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It seems that leumicron has the ability to bypass existing immunity, either from a vaccine or in convalescents. However, it appears to be more difficult to cause severe disease in those vaccinated with the booster shot and therefore
- The Hebrew University
A new study published this month by researchers from the Hebrew University rates the effectiveness of various vaccines to prevent corona
- Tel Aviv University
Ecological discovery against the corona virus: a natural substance extracted from marine algae prevents the infection of cells with the corona virus
- Science site The Conversation
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The routine will return sooner or later, but it will be a new routine than the one we are used to until March 2020. This is according to an ongoing survey of the people of Great Britain, who were initially optimistic and thought that the epidemic would end within
- Science site The Conversation
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The omicron variant contains many mutations in the spike protein, which facilitate the penetration of the virus into cells
- Science site The Conversation
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Hunting for variants requires a concentrated effort. South Africa and the United Kingdom were the first major countries to implement national genomic surveillance efforts for SARS-CoV-2 as early as April 2020. Scientists in South Africa are sequencing the virus and studying
- Dr.Roey Tsezana
In recent days, the World Health Organization has given a unique name to the strain of the corona virus, which has undergone many mutations and may bypass some of the defenses * Dr.Roey Tsezana explains the reason for the concern
- Tel Aviv University
"Corona patients are up to three times more likely to have a stroke or a heart attack, for example. All the evidence shows that the virus severely damages the blood vessels or the endothelial cells that line the blood vessels. But
- Dr. Moshe Nahamani
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It seems that the rate of development of small molecules as drugs for corona lags behind the rate of development of treatments using vaccines and antibodies
- Weizmann Institute
The international partnership for finding a cure for Corona, which was born on Twitter based on the principles of open science, is expected to reach the clinical trial stage during 2022
- Avi Blizovsky
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A blood test that quantifies the concentration of the ACE2 protein, the cellular protein that allows the penetration of the corona viruses into the cells, as well as its segments, which are formed as a result of a reaction with the virus, could be a method
- Avi Blizovsky
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This is according to a study by researchers from the Ministry of Health and universities and hospitals in Israel that examined data from over one million Israelis aged sixty and over who were vaccinated with two vaccines at most in March 2021. The comparison was between
- The Hebrew University
A new study carried out by researchers from the Hebrew University on two districts with the highest air pollution in Israel, Gush Dan and Haifa, while taking meteorological conditions into account, reveals for the first time the effect of a significant reduction
- Weizmann Institute
This is how the corona virus disrupts the cell's antiviral warning system
- Dr.Roey Tsezana
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
- The Hebrew University
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Prof. Yaakov Nahmias from the Hebrew University proved in a clinical trial conducted at Barzilai Hospital that the drug designed to lower blood lipids reduced the inflammation caused by the corona virus within 48 hours in corona patients
- The Hebrew University
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Ariel Karlinski of the Hebrew University, one of the initiators of a research work on the global mortality data from the virus, clarifies: "In Iran we know that the difference is due to deliberate concealment. Also, 54 of the 105 countries studied in the research work I carried out
- The Hebrew University
"Unfortunately, if we rely on one channel, the vaccine channel, we may be in a situation where new variants will appear that will hit us square on the hip. The variants are a warning sign" says researcher Prof. Shay Arkin
- The Hebrew University
About a year ago, a fascinating study was published, carried out by researchers from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Ben Gurion University of the Negev, which strengthened the connection between the BCG vaccine and protection against the corona virus * Now it turns out that the protection
- The Hebrew University
Dr. Mittal Balmes, the leader of the study: "The plague has implications beyond health and economics. The levels of anxiety in the population and mental morbidity also affect social morbidity"
- Weizmann Institute
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
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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
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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
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-coronaviruses, there are also animal and human coronaviruses
- The Hebrew University
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 impacts - before the outbreak of the Corona crisis, during
- The science service
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
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 if this is true (in a tenth
- Ben-Gurion University
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Scientists from Ben-Gurion University found that the effectiveness of the Pfizer company's vaccine against the corona virus decreases in the case of the South African strain. However, the vaccine highly effectively neutralizes the infection by the original virus,
- Ben-Gurion University
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Researchers from Ben Gurion University of the Negev have developed a method to identify British and South African corona mutations within hours instead of several days
- Avi Blizovsky
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- Avi Blizovsky
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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.
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- Science site The Conversation
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And while experts can't always provide the uncompromising certainty people crave, friendly, accessible scientific communication can help educate conspiracy theorists and satisfy the human desire for knowledge and understanding.
- Avi Blizovsky
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The journal Nature conducted a comprehensive investigation on the damage that Trump has caused to science in the four years of his presidency, and on the eve of the 2020 election
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- Angle - a news agency for science and the environment
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- The science service
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- The science service
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- Dr.Roey Tsezana
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- Dr.Roey Tsezana
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- Science site The Conversation
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