COVID-19
- Avi Blizovsky
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- The Voice of Science website - the Israel National Science Foundation
Researchers used RNA sequencing of individual cells to characterize the ways in which the corona virus spreads in the cells of the body, and in the general population
- Avi Blizovsky
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This is according to a comprehensive survey published by the PEW Research Institute. The worst situation is among the voters of the Republican Party, but also among the Democrats, the majority who still show confidence in science is shrinking
- Weizmann Institute
A tweet by Prof. Nir London from the Weizmann Institute of Science grew into an international partnership to find a cure for Corona based on the principles of open science and crowd wisdom. Now the scientists involved are laying the groundwork for the fight
- The Voice of Science website - the Israel National Science Foundation
About two components that help COVID-19 make its proteins and multiply
- Dr. Moshe Nahamani
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Kariko and Weissman immediately realized that their discovery was of enormous significance for the possible use of messenger RNA in medicine. These important findings were published in 2005, 15 years before the outbreak of the Corona epidemic.
- Avi Blizovsky
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The two, Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman, were informed about a month ago that they had won the HARVEI Award at the Technion
- Dr. Moshe Nahamani
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IBM's artificial intelligence model was able to find compounds that bind to different sites on target proteins against the corona disease caused by the covid virus and this without knowing the binding mechanism of the virus
- Haifa University
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This is according to a joint study by the Technion and the University of Haifa. In the study, data was collected from 252,858 United Health Insurance policyholders between the ages of 15 and 44, for the period between January 2017 and April 2021
- Tel Aviv University
According to the researchers from Tel Aviv University, spot treatment with antibodies and their delivery to the body in high concentration can serve as an effective substitute for RNA vaccines, especially for at-risk populations and people with a weakened immune system
- Avi Blizovsky
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One of the ideas for saving humanity in the event of a deadly epidemic or other major global disaster is to create a safe haven where some people can survive
- Tel Aviv University
This is according to a study by Tel Aviv University, Ben Gurion University and the Ministry of Health, which included 40,000 residents in the "Protection of Fathers and Mothers" program
- The Technion
The reason for the award - "an extraordinary biotechnological achievement that testifies to the importance of science" * At the same time, Borla won the Genesis Prize worth one million dollars which is an advantage for the establishment of a museum for the heritage of the Jews of Thessaloniki in the city * including
- Avi Blizovsky
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The researchers estimate that about 600 per thousand additional people could be saved if the World Health Organization's goal of vaccinating 40% of the population in each country with two or more doses by the end of 2021 was achieved.
- Tel Aviv University
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Evolutionary mapping in chronic corona patients reveals the path to the formation of a variant * In immunosuppressed patients, chronic corona disease sometimes develops. The study found that the damaged immune system of these patients did not
- The science service
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Such a vaccine can provide a significant advantage, especially in developing countries, in that its administration does not require medical skill, the logistics for its transportation are simpler and cheaper and should even cover a wide range of variants
- The Voice of Science website - the Israel National Science Foundation
About shaping memories and historical epidemics and how the corona epidemic will be remembered
Researchers in the United Kingdom: severe morbidity in Corona is equivalent to twenty years of aging
- Science site The Conversation
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More precisely a cognitive decline such as that which occurs between the ages of 50 and 70, which is also equivalent to ten IQ points
- Science site The Conversation
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A new brain imaging study found that participants who had even mild corona showed an average decrease in the size of the entire brain.
- 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
- Dr. Moshe Nahamani
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Researchers have succeeded in developing a rapid detection test for the corona virus, this in order to meet the challenge of finding new variants and global containment of the epidemic
- 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
- 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 main concern is the weakening of the response of the vaccines to the Omicron variant is due to the appearance of 32 mutations in the spike protein. To reduce the risks of creating new dangerous variants, the researchers suggest increasing production
- 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
- The science service
New studies dispute the assertion that the rats were the ones who transmitted the Black Death, but in any case it turns out that they could be a storehouse of viruses from the corona family
- The Hebrew University
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Comprehensive medical research reveals that an old drug called "Colchicine" improves the treatment of severe corona disease and may even cut the death rate in half. "This is a particularly surprising result, because it is an ancient and well-known medicine
- 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
- Avi Blizovsky
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Says Prof. Antoine Picon, professor of the history of architecture and technology at Harvard University, and director of doctoral programs. Prof. Picon is a member of the French Academy of Architecture and the French Academy of Technology. Picon said the things
- 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
- The Hebrew University
A team of researchers discovered that in the first eight months of the epidemic, values of concern for others and caring are on a downward trend. On the other hand, the need for security, stability and tradition is on the rise. The researchers decide based on my findings
- 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 science service
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- 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
- The Hebrew University
Is there a connection between iron deficiency and anemia and the effectiveness of the corona vaccine and other vaccines? A team of researchers from the world's leading universities claim that yes * The solution is adding iron to food which will also make it possible to combat anemia
- Dr. Moshe Nahamani
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The researchers from Harvard and MIT who developed an innovative device capable of detecting the corona virus in a saliva sample in about an hour claim that the reliability of the diagnosis is similar to that of PCR tests
- Avi Blizovsky
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The study also dealt with the issue of the side effects of the vaccine - there is indeed a rate of 1-5 vaccinees who develop pericarditis out of every 100 vaccinees, but the risk of this is in those who are sick with the disease itself
- 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
- Weizmann Institute
Through "evolution in a test tube" scientists of the Weizmann Institute of Science created a molecule that may be used as an effective cure for Corona
- 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