Tel Aviv Scientists’ Breakthrough Prevents Rejection of Tissues, Repair Sick Organs
Chronic illness and eventually death result from the fact that none of us was born with crucial extra parts. In that case, organ donations from others of a heart, liver, kidney or other organs can give new life.
Israeli Scientists Discover Biological Clock Involved in Optimal Sun Tanning
No one can hear the ticking of his or her brain. But we all have biological clocks in our bodies that are responsible not only for sleep and wakefulness but also the release of hormones, when you get hungry, your body temperature, fertility, aging and other functions.
Israeli Researchers Provide Hope For Multiple Sclerosis Sufferers
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a very cruel neurological disease, usually first appearing during the third, fourth or fifth decade of life – the prime of life – and totally unpredictable. The insulating cover – called myelin – of the axons of nerve cells that carry electrical impulses in the brain and spinal cord is attacked by the body’s immune system, which recognizes it as an “intruder.”
Birds That Save Agricultural Produce Can Also Bring Peace
Prof. Yossi Leshem is strictly for the birds – literally! The Tel Aviv University ornithologist has been involved in research, education and the protection of birds for more than 40 years.
Heal O’ Israel, Fighting Lou Gehrig’s Disease
ALS – amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Lou Gehrig’s disease or motor neuron disease – is indeed tragic and terminal. The initial symptoms can vary from person to person. One sufferer may have trouble holding a pen or lifting a glass of water, while another person may experience a change in vocal pitch when speaking. ALS is typically a disease that involves a gradual onset. In addition, the rate at which it progresses in sufferers also differs. Symptoms can begin in the muscles that control speech and swallowing or in the hands, arms, legs or feet.
Day of Atonement, Day of the Bicycles
There is only one day in the Jewish year when it is quite safe for children to ride their bicycles – of course with a suitable helmet and preferably knee and shoulder pads – in the usually busy streets and highways of Israel. It is Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, which will be observed this year – from sunset on Tuesday, September 18 and will end about 25 hours later on Wednesday 19.
‘Robat’ Uses Sound to Navigate and Map a Novel Environment
Bats are mysterious mammals with the God-given, amazing abilities to hang upside down, fly and locate and identify objects and prey – navigating by echolocation, a type of biological sonar.
Brain-on-a-Chip Will Reduce Animal Experimentation, Ease Development of Drugs
The brain – the most important, delicate and complex organ in the body – does its utmost to protect itself from outside dangers. Consisting of 100 billion neurons that control all our thoughts and actions, the brain needs special protection against toxins.
By 2020 World’s 6 Billion Smartphones Could Predict Catastrophic Weather
Smartphones are so omnipresent throughout the world – as much in developing countries as in the West – that they have the potential to protect us from natural disasters. Tel Aviv University researchers, based on the prediction that by 2020 there will be six billion smartphones around the globe, maintain that data provided by the […]
Israeli-American Study: Poor Sleep Can Kill Your Social Life, Lead to Loneliness
You might think that not sleeping well is your own business, or at least that of your spouse, but an Israeli researcher at the University of California at Berkeley and her colleagues have found that poor sleep can literally kill your social life.
