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A woman, 24, (left) with Gorham-Stout disease, or vanishing bone disease, which caused her right leg to be noticeably shorter than her left leg, before treatment. Right, with the leg-lengthening implant in her thigh. (Courtesy of Hadassah Medical Center)
May 4, 2026, 8:14 pm
Israeli doctors use 3D printer to lengthen woman’s leg in treatment for vanishing bone disease
In first such procedure in the country, Hadassah surgeons lengthen by 8 centimeters limb of patient suffering from very rare Gorham-Stout disease, replacing disintegrated tissue
By Diana Bletter
Tourists visit the ruins of Adolf Hitler's headquarters the 'Wolf's Lair' in Gierloz, northeastern Poland, July 17 2004. (AP Photo/ Czarek Sokolowski, File)
May 6, 2024, 10:03 pm
Poland ends probe into bones found at former Hitler HQ due to lack of evidence
Polish prosecutors say the level of decay makes it impossible to determine whether a crime occurred in the deaths of the four bodies at Wolf’s Lair
By Vanessa Gera
Prof. Gila Kahila Bar-Gal assisting with DNA extraction and amplification at the National Center of Forensic Medicine (Abu Kabir), November 2023. (Courtesy)
December 11, 2023, 2:32 am
Expert in ancient DNA and wildlife forensics helps identify Oct. 7 massacre victims
Hebrew University Prof. Gila Kahila Bar-Gal uses her knowledge of difficult DNA extraction and physical anthropology as she volunteers at Abu Kabir
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Naor Blankleder is fighting for his life following the metastasis of osteosarcoma in his knee to his lung. (Courtesy)
August 18, 2023, 8:58 pm
Israeli cancer patient in final push to raise money for specialized treatment in NY
Naor Blankleder, 29, thought he had beat bone cancer but now it has spread to his lungs and his best chance to survive lies with doctors and researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Illustrative image: A doctor showing an x-ray of a fracture to a patient (DragonImages via iStock by Getty Images)
December 13, 2022, 5:42 pm
Israeli gel boosts ability of bones to heal themselves, mice trial finds
Bones already have inbuilt healing ability for small fractures; water-based gel convinces the body that it can regenerate bone over larger gaps
By Nathan Jeffay
Lee Perry-Gal, an Israel Antiques Authority zooarchaeologist, holds a rare collection of astragali dating from the Hellenistic period. (Yoli Schwartz/Israel Antiquities Authority)
August 16, 2022, 11:53 am
Hera help us! Rare knucklebone dice with names of gods show gaming in ancient Israel
530 so-called ‘astragali,’ dating to Hellenistic period 2,300 years ago, found in southern Israel; inscribed in Greek with names of deities Aphrodite, Eros, Hermes, Hera, and Nike
By ToI Staff
An illustration of ‘Cooper’, the largest dinosaur found in Australia. (Vlad Konstantinov/Queensland and Eromanga Natural History museums)
June 8, 2021, 1:21 pm
New gigantic dinosaur identified in Australia, among the world’s largest
Australotitan cooperensis estimated to have stood at 5-6.5 meters high and measured 25-30 meters in length; bones discovered on museum director’s family farm
By AFP
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