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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 428

brain research

Tel Aviv University doctoral student Inbar Fischer researches the SHANK3 gene mutation involved in genetically-based autism, in an undated photo. (Tel Aviv University)
November 25, 2024, 9:56 pm
Israeli study finds gene mutation that may cause some autism, possibly enabling treatment
About a million people worldwide have autism originating in mutation in SHANK3 gene
By Diana Bletter
Prof. Naomi Habib, Hebrew University in Jerusalem, with Ph.D. student Gilad Green. (Yonit Schiller)
September 6, 2024, 12:23 pm
In game-changer, Israeli researchers find Alzheimer’s markers 20 years before onset
Hebrew University-led team maps 1.65 million brain cells from 437 aging brains; innovative algorithms predict brain cells’ trajectories, bringing ‘much more hope of a cure’
By Diana Bletter
Dr. Ariel Tankus conducts an experiment with a patient, who, his mouth closed, imagines saying a syllable, and the laptop 'says' it for him. (Courtesy, Tel Aviv University)
July 31, 2024, 9:54 am
Using AI, Tel Aviv University researcher hopes to turn patients’ thoughts into speech
Dr. Ariel Tankus says brain-computer interface could help paralyzed people communicate via the brain’s electron signals, offering optimism for those who lose speech capability
By Diana Bletter
Illustrative: Israeli artillery unit firing shells towards Lebanon near the Israeli border with Lebanon, January 15, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
April 8, 2024, 4:29 pm
Invisible traumatic brain injuries in wounded IDF soldiers may have devastating effects
Recent immigrant and expert researcher on concussions, Dr. Raquel Gardner leads efforts to raise awareness among colleagues to accurately diagnose and treat patients post-Oct. 7
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Illustrative: A woman undergoing an MRI scan (Povozniuk via iStock by Getty Images)
September 20, 2023, 6:05 pm
Israeli researchers develop noninvasive method to assess iron levels in brain
Using MRI images and physical calculations, team led by Hebrew University PhD student gains vital data previously available only via autopsy or tissue sample examinations
By Renee Ghert-Zand
A medical illustration of a human brain with waves and electric pulses (iStock via Getty Images)
August 23, 2023, 9:53 pm
Brain implants provide hope for those unable to speak
Restoring power of speech to those who lost it due to illness or accident is becoming more plausible, based on results from two implants that show encouraging results
By AFP
Illustrative image of a sleeping woman. (AndreyPopov; iStock by Getty Images)
June 9, 2023, 9:27 am
Stimulating the brain during sleep, Tel Aviv team says it’s found key to better memory
Volunteers in joint study with UCLA did 10% better on recall tests, demonstrating how communication between hippocampus and cerebral cortex helps consolidate memories while asleep
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Animation: Alzheimer's disease brain shrinkage. (National Institute on Aging, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)
May 11, 2023, 11:00 am
Israeli study reveals molecular basis for female Alzheimer’s patients’ rapid decline
Research done at Hebrew University could lead to better understanding of genetic origins of the disease, as well as treatments to prevent or slow cognitive deterioration
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Israel Prize recipient Prof. Michal Schwartz (Courtesy of Weizmann Institute of Science)
April 26, 2023, 6:38 am
For scientist Michal Schwartz, Israel Prize is rewarding milestone in ongoing journey
Weizmann Institute neuroimmunologist bucked convention to prove that brain is not isolated from immune system, leading to possible therapies to treat Alzheimer’s and other diseases
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Patient using Prism for PTSD along with Prism’s interactive audio/visual interface. This prescribed treatment is administered under the supervision of healthcare professionals (Courtesy of GrayMatters Health)
March 24, 2023, 12:47 am
In first, FDA okays Israel-developed brain modulation device to treat PTSD
GrayMatters Health says world’s first non-invasive apparatus for stress disorder will teach patients how to regulate activity in the part of the brain that controls emotion
By Renee Ghert-Zand
A close view of the trephination procedure discovered at Tel Megiddo in northern Israel and the piece of the skull that was removed. (courtesy Rachel Kalisher)
February 24, 2023, 3:05 pm
Square hole in an ancient skull: Middle East’s earliest brain surgery found in Israel
Over 3,500 years ago, two brothers from an upper-class family survived with serious illness, and one underwent the radical procedure of trephination, discovery at Megiddo reveals
By Melanie Lidman
FILE - In this Aug. 14, 2018 file photo, a doctor looks at PET brain scans in Phoenix (AP Photo/Matt York, File)
November 30, 2022, 12:08 pm
In first, new Alzheimer’s drug modestly slows progress of disease, researchers say
US, Japanese drugmakers announce results of full study, but remains unclear how much of a difference it may make to lives of those affected by the condition
By LAURAN NEERGAARD
Illustrative image of a human brain (onimate via iStock by Getty Images)
October 12, 2022, 6:55 pm
Rats implanted with human brain cells provide scientists with invaluable data
Scientists integrate human brain cells into newborn rats, taking ‘our ability to study human brain development, evolution and disease into uncharted territory’
By Sara Hussein
From left to right: Dr. Nurit Omer, head of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease care at the hospital and Dr. Yifat Alkalai, director of Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center's Clinical Immunology Laboratory. (Courtesy: Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center)
September 24, 2022, 7:44 am
Cutting-edge test for fatal brain disorder now available in Israel
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, disproportionately found among Jews of Libyan and Tunisian origin, is notoriously hard to diagnose
By Nathan Jeffay
Illustrative: Neuroscience research, with electroencephalograph examination of a brain. (ogen; iStock by Getty Images)
September 13, 2022, 9:43 pm
Sheba to open new neuroscience center backed by Thomas Jefferson University
Joint research starting immediately on Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, schizophrenia, geriatric psychiatry, as well as neurological diseases that are unique to the Jewish population
By Nathan Jeffay
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