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Mother's child

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Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

Kidney test

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The fight for iron: How disease-causing fungi exploit our blood – and what might stop them

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Mitochondria in the cell: not only energy production, but also signals that direct gene expression

When mitochondrial DNA “directs” the immune system

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Turning MRI into an early molecular diagnostic tool

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The Laboratory for Molecular Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Machine Learning at Tel Aviv University, funded by the Israel Science Foundation, develops MRI protocols and machine learning algorithms to identify disease processes even before structural changes appear.
The atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima. Photo: from Wikipedia

Leaders, Intelligence – and Attacking Nuclear Facilities

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Hebrew University study: Children with fewer resources give more – but with age, children from wealthy families give less

“Token” experiments among hundreds of elementary school students found that scarcity increases giving, while high parental status was linked to a decline in giving as children get older, in a pattern reminiscent of the adult world.
Dr. Natalia Freund. Photo: Tel Aviv University Spokesperson

A long and winding journey to discover new ways to fight tuberculosis

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A study from Tel Aviv University identified two families of human antibodies that bind to the PSTS1 protein of the tuberculosis bacterium, and in a mouse experiment, the antibody treatment led to a 50% reduction in the bacterial load in the lungs.
The gravitational lens of the pair of galaxies VV-191 in a joint photograph by Hubble and Webb. Credit: Science: NASA, ESA, CSA, Rogier Windhorst (ASU), William Keel (University of Alabama), Stuart Wyithe (University of Melbourne), JWST PEARLS Team, Image Processing: Alyssa Pagan (STScI)

Measuring dark matter and seeing ancient stars

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Prof. Adi Citrin of Ben-Gurion University, using the Webb Space Telescope, maps dark matter in galaxy clusters and exploits the strong gravitational lenses created by the clusters to observe galaxies, massive black holes
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Faces this way and that: What is the biological and ethical basis of human facial expressions?

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Dr. Assaf Marom from the Technion examines how our facial expressions have evolved since our common ancestor with chimpanzees, what the difference is between humans and animals – and what the face says about our responsibility towards
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Yes, but what if? – Optional thinking reduces stereotypes: Prof. Ben Shaul’s film workshops show measurable change

As part of the National Science Foundation workshop: Screening “Run Lola Run” and writing/photography exercises increased optional thinking ability by 75% and 50% of participants changed negative attitudes toward the other group – compared to a control group that watched
The Eye. Courtesy of Prof. Yossi Mendel, Bar Ilan University

Towards a world without blindness? Biohybrid retinal implant from Bar-Ilan

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Are we on the way to a world without blindness? New biomedical developments point to a future where implants will replace photoreceptors that degenerate with age.
Diagram of the structure of mitochondria. Illustration: depositphotos.com

When the cell's energy station goes wrong

Researchers from the Hebrew University have identified a neural network that works against the feeling of reward – and offer a new therapeutic approach to dealing with drug addiction by regulating emotional pain during withdrawal.
Lawrence Kraus, in 2013. Photo from Wikimedia

Lawrence Kraus warns: Trump's science cuts will destroy America's future

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Theoretical physicist speaks out against the Trump administration's dramatic budget cuts to scientific research and warns of irreversible damage to the US's status as a world leader in science
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Small law amendment, big change: more compensation for traffic accident victims due to the right to privacy

A law passed by MK Adi Kol in 2014 allows plaintiffs in personal injury cases to remain anonymous – and leads to a 17% increase in compensation from insurance companies. New study reveals: Privacy affects willingness to access a home
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The calm before the storm

Team members in Dr. Adi Zorf-Lorentz's lab at Meir Medical Center have reached new insights into the overactivation of the immune system in HLH syndrome, also known as cytokine storm. Early prediction could have saved
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Lack of positive emotions in clinical depression – a new perspective

Clinical depression, positive emotions, emotion dynamics, ecological momentary appraisal, savoring
Children in interactive learning environments in Prof. Arnon's lab. Photo courtesy of her.

Between words and language

Language learning processes may open a window into our cognitive mechanisms
A ubiquitin molecule binds to its target. Illustration: depositphotos.com

The protein that is (sometimes) to blame for Alzheimer's disease

A distorted version of a protein that marks damaged proteins causes the formation of deposits in the brain similar to what occurs in Alzheimer's disease
Cranes stop at Agmon Hula before continuing their migration north. Illustration: depositphotos.com

How does the bird never lose its way?

Technological adaptation of brain activity recording for birds allows us, for the first time, to answer the eternal question: How do they know where to fly?
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Empathic immunity

The ability to empathize with the suffering of others is an evolutionary mechanism that helps us protect ourselves.
Amyloid deposits (marked in red) and the peptides that prevent their development (marked in green) in mouse brain cells

Preventing amyloid deposition in Alzheimer's

A model of accretion on a disc-shaped galaxy. Color represents the temperature of the gas, and the black lines the flow lines of the gas, when it flows from the hot galactic surrounding medium (about a million degrees) to the galaxy where the gas is relatively cold (about 10,000 degrees). The right panel shows three streamlines in 170D, which highlight the swirling of the gas during the inflow. The top image is a Hubble Space Telescope image of a relatively nearby disk galaxy. Its diameter is about 21 thousand light years, and its distance from us is about XNUMX million light years.

on galactic dynamics

What can be learned from the shape of galaxies about the complex connections between different materials in the universe
Literature and poetry. Illustration: depositphotos.com

More, too much

About what escapes any definition and pattern - but echoes like thunder between the pages of the great works of literature
The climate crisis and its impact on the Middle East. Illustration: depositphotos.com

The climate crisis and the depletion of precipitation in our region

Decision making according to game theory. Illustration: depositphotos.com

The choice of the minority

Choices of individuals can faithfully represent the opinion of the majority - if delegation is used correctly: passing the vote to another person
Combining solar and wind energy in a sustainable rural system with an advanced water system. The illustration was prepared using DALEE and is not a scientific image

Integrating renewable energy into water supply systems: a revolution in energy savings and efficiency

High-rise buildings in Tel Aviv. Illustration: depositphotos.com

me and my house

The place of new neighborhoods in shaping the self-identity of those joining the middle class
Basic concepts in liberalism. Illustration: depositphotos.com

start liberalism

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3D imaging of protein structure in the bitter taste gland. Figure courtesy of the researchers

A hidden pocket in the bitter taste receptor has been discovered in the human body

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The research shows that the TAS2R receptors are involved in many processes such as breathing, digestion and the immune system. "The opposite sense of taste: an unusual sensory mechanism discovered in the detection of bitter taste in humans"
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A new method for therapeutic intervention to prevent suicide in teenagers

Researchers have discovered biological and psychological characteristics that increase the risk of suicidal behavior among teenagers and have developed an application that helps with mental coping
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What predicts your cancer type?

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Photomicrograph of a biopsy from a patient's lungs. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Towards a new generation of treatments for old age diseases

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Scientific image: Right: Creation of amyloids from eggs and whey protein. Left: their consumption in food and their journey in the digestive system.

Processed food - nothing to panic

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Researchers at the Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Engineering have discovered that incorporating amyloids into processed food has significant nutritional and health benefits
Quantum computing. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Quantum flow circuits

Researchers have built a component that amplifies quantum signals that can be used to upgrade quantum computing capabilities
the muscles and the skeleton. Illustration: depositphotos.com

between the muscles and the skeleton

Researchers discovered that in mice lacking a protein that is responsible for muscle contraction, fusion developed between the vertebrae of the spine, which may lead to scoliosis and other orthopedic diseases
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Walls of noise to protect privacy

Researchers have developed methods that mask data in databases to maintain privacy and help them be statistically accurate
Nanotechnological materials. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Nanomaterials from both worlds

Researchers grow inorganic materials inside polymers and thus create nanomaterials and nanostructures with improved properties
Individual and group influence. Courtesy of Dr. Hila Rimer

Joy, sadness and everything in between

Researchers examined how personal and group emotion, combined with positive and negative emotions, affect attitudes
renal stem cells. Courtesy of Prof. Benny Dekal and Dr. Dorit Omer.

Learn about disease outside the body

Modeling kidney diseases using kidney organoids derived from embryonic and adult stem cells
The mechanism of the connection between depression and anxiety and the male sex hormone, testosterone, was discovered. Courtesy of Prof. Shira Knafo

The circle of influence of testosterone

The mechanism of the connection between depression and anxiety and the male sex hormone, testosterone, was discovered
the bottom of the cave. Photo: Dr. Efrat Gabish-Regev

Between bats and arachnids

Researchers found that caves inhabited by fruit bats were characterized by longer food chains than caves inhabited by insect bats or caves without bats
The motors that simulate ATP synthase move in disorder and create an orderly structure with the help of the flow.

How a protein turns around

Researchers have found that the protein ATP synthase, which plays a central role in the process of cellular respiration, organizes itself in a triangular pattern, because it is trapped in the vortex field it itself produces
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The prevalence of autism in the present and in the future

A new study reveals a significant increase in the rate of people with autism in the community in Israel, which requires appropriate preparation
In the top row: connectivity in healthy brains, in the bottom row: connectivity in the brains of head-injured people. In the right column: connectivity in the brains of girls and women before menstruation, in the left column: connectivity in the brains of girls and women after menstruation.

Personalized medicine - and gender

Evidence is growing that brain damage in girls, which occurs during puberty, impairs cognitive function and the strength of the brain network
Evaporation of the Dead Sea. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Rains, steam, and everything in between

A comparison between the level of evaporation in the current Dead Sea compared to the ancient period, may help in understanding the climate that existed in our region, in the past
Link to the image of the spinal cords (photo: Dr. Linor Alfahal, from the journal Cell (Reports Medicine. On the left - a section of the spinal cord of a mouse expressing the disease without treatment, and on the right a section of the spinal cord of a mouse expressing the disease and treated with MIF:

An innovative approach to ALS disease: increasing MIF protein levels in nerve cells

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An international study by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in collaboration with colleagues from Germany, the USA and Canada, delved into the potential of increasing protein levels (MIF) as a new approach to dealing with muscular dystrophy (ALS). The findings of the innovative study have been published
The black hole's accretion disk. Illustration: depositphotos.com

How a black hole grows

Researchers have developed a method for mapping the central regions around black holes, which contributes to a better understanding of their growth
Nanoparticles, against bacteria. Illustration courtesy of Prof. Raz Yelink, Ben Gurion University

Nanoparticles, against bacteria

Carbon nanoparticles stick to bacterial membranes and puncture them. On new type of antibiotic tools
Ancient olive trees. Photo by Prof. Oz Barzani and Prof. Arnon Dag, Volcani Institute

Following the ancestor of the olive

Researchers have discovered an ancient variety of olive tree that has existed in Israel much longer than the Syrian variety and are now trying to attribute it to a certain period and understand when and where it began to grow
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