Israeli science

War trauma can hinder development of children's teeth, study finds

A study conducted by the Maccabident Research Institute found that ongoing national security tensions led to significant changes in the dental and skeletal development of children and teens.

MACCABIDENT’S DR. Doron Haim: Anxiety alters hormonal regulation, which can affect how and when teeth emerge.
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. October 20, 2015.

Israeli gas sensor spots ‘mirror’ molecules, opening path to breath-based diagnostics

 The anti-aging technology of the SUPERB device is based on ultrasound rays

Research reveals key protein regulates molecule that slows aging, boosts healing - study

Israel’s First Lady, Michal Herzog, TAU President, Prof. Ariel Porat, Prof. Amal Jamal & Prof. Yair Bar-Haim

Tel Aviv University scientists discover key to protect nerves


What are Earth's mysterious miracles? Two studies shed light

The two studies described a new method of clustering types of minerals together or separating them into new species based on their origins.

Epidote

Meet the winners of the EMET Prize, Israel’s Nobel

Watch the awards presentation of the 20th EMET Prize Awards here.

 EMET Prize

‘The human mind is the basis of everything we have’

Profs. Hermona Soreq and Raphael Malach, winners of the 2022 EMET Prize – Life Sciences category in neuroscience field, share their achievements and the never-ending attempt to understand the body.

  RAPHAEL MALACH Professor, Brain Research Weizmann Institute of Science, Neurobiology Department

Renowned Israeli immunologist Michael Sela dies at 98

Past president of Weizmann, Israel Prize laureate Michael Sela co-invented multiple sclerosis drug Copaxone.

 Michael Sela

Israeli astronaut Eitan Stibbe expected to return to Earth tonight

After the detachment of the capsule from the space station was completed, the Israeli astronaut and the rest of the AX-1 mission crew are expected to return to Earth tonight.

 Israeli astronaut Eytan Stibbe

One giant leap: Eytan Stibbe becomes first Israeli to board International Space Station

The mission, led by Houston-based start-up Axiom Space in partnership with SpaceX and NASA is a historic moment for science and space travel

The 11-person crew aboard the station comprises of (bottom L-R) Denis Matveev, Kayla Barron, Oleg Artemyev, and station Commander Tom Marshburn; (center L-R) Mark Pathy, Eytan Stibbe, Larry Connar, and Michael Lopez-Alegria; (Top L-R) Sergey Korsakov, Raja Chari, and Matthias Maurer.

New Collaboration to validate CRISPR Genome-editing tools in plants

Merck KGaA signs collaboration and license agreement with Israeli company BetterSeeds to accelerate use of CRISPR in agricultural applications, making it more widely available.

 BetterSeeds CEO, Ido Margalit

New research finds how plants develop aerial roots

A Hebrew University team has found, through genetic research, how plants make aerial roots – allowing smarter, more effective way to grow crops and plants.

 ficus

Meeting between the Israeli and global ecosystem

 Ruth Porat, Orit Farkash - Hacohen, Prof. Yossi Matias, Karin Meir

How the immune system sets priorities - study

When a person contracts one pathogen shortly after contracting another, innate and adaptive immunity must both go to work simultaneously.

  The inner lining of a mouse gut has finger-like projections (white) and harbors lymphatic organs (red) containing germinal centers (green). Viewed with confocal microscopy