Disease prevention

US Health Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. wants to disband the committee responsible for science-based preventive medicine and replace it with politicians. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Double whammy: NIH budget cuts and elimination of preventive medicine threaten public health in the US and around the world

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New study warns that the sharp cuts to the NIH and Kennedy's desire to dismantle the body of recommendations for preventive medicine could lead to an increase in morbidity, distrust in the medical establishment, and dependence on expensive and inaccessible medicine
Viruses attack bacteria. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Protection against viruses - the passive version

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Researchers at the Faculty of Biology at the Technion discovered a unique mechanism that protects marine bacteria from viruses that attack them
The dilemma of eating habits. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Harmful eating habits increase the risk of fatty liver disease - even among those with a healthy lifestyle

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A new study in collaboration with the University of Haifa and the Tel Aviv Medical Center reveals: fast eating and emotional impulses significantly increase the risk of fatty liver, even when a healthy lifestyle is maintained
Alzheimer's. Illustration: depositphotos.com

The combined vaccine for shingles: a breakthrough in reducing the risk of dementia

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While the live shingles vaccine has already shown signs of protection against dementia, the new combined vaccine offers even more promising results, with far-reaching public health implications
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