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From left to right: Prof. Gil Levkowitz, Dr. Yael Kuperman and Prof. Alon Chen of the Weizmann Institute of Science. (Courtesy)
September 5, 2026, 7:15 am
Israeli scientists find ‘multitasking’ gene controls mood and metabolism in mice
Weizmann Institute researchers show Orthopedia gene plays critical role throughout life after aiding in-utero brain development; study may help treatment of anxiety and metabolic disorders
By Diana Bletter
Winners of the 2026 ERC starting grants, from left to right, top row: Dr. Sharon Fleischer, Tel Aviv University, Dr. Leeat Keren, the Weizmann Institute of Science, Dr. Reuma Gadassi-Polack, Bar-Ilan University, Dr. Hagai Maron, the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Dr. Nir Hananya, the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology; bottom row, from left to right: Dr. Ran Finkelstein, Tel Aviv University, Dr Amit Vinograd, Tel Aviv University, Dr. Michael Chapman, Tel Aviv University, Dr. Or Zamir, Tel Aviv University, Dr. Arnold Filtser, Bar-Ilan University, Prof. Dean Doron of the Institute for the Theory of Computing in the Stein Faculty of Computer and Information Science at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. (Photo of Keren, courtesy/Itai Belson; photo of Vinograd, courtesy/Yael Tzur; photo of Filtser, courtesy/Gabe Gomez; all other photos, courtesy)
September 3, 2026, 2:35 pm
Eleven Israeli researchers awarded prestigious EU starting grants
Tel Aviv University, Bar-Ilan University, Weizmann Institute, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and Technion scholars to receive over $18 million in total European Research Council funds
By Diana Bletter
Illustrative: A woman having shoulder and neck pain (kieferpix; iStock via Getty Images)
August 17, 2026, 2:34 pm
Feel the burn: 90% of people heal faster by focusing on their pain — Israeli study
Bar-Ilan University scientists challenge assumptions about distraction from pain, paving the way for attention training to treat chronic inflammatory and autoimmune diseases
By Diana Bletter
Young Israelis ride an electric scooter in Tel Aviv on May 22, 2024. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
August 11, 2026, 4:43 pm
E-scooter riders 3 times more likely to suffer brain injury than motorcyclists – UK study
Researchers say users have an increased risk of organ trauma; women are more than twice as likely to suffer severe injuries, prompting calls for stricter rules in Israel
By Diana Bletter
Prof. Iris Shai of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, dean of the School of Sustainability at Reichman University, and an adjunct professor at Harvard University, left (courtesy Nir Slakman), and Dr. Dafna Pachter, from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. (Courtesy)
May 20, 2026, 3:18 pm
Reducing deep stomach fat can improve your brain function, Israeli scientists find
Researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Leipzig and Harvard, say visceral fat reduction even for 18 months can decrease cognitive deterioration 5-10 years later
By Diana Bletter
Prof. Joshua Goldberg, Dept. of Medical Neurobiology, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, left, and Joshua L. Plotkin, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, Center for Nervous System Disorders, Stony Brook University School of Medicine. (Courtesy)
March 22, 2026, 4:19 pm
Israeli, US researchers find brain’s signals that make OCD behaviors hard to stop
Hebrew University of Jerusalem and SUNY Stony Brook scientists discover linked chemicals in pre-clinical trials in mice, potentially helping treat obsessive compulsive disorder
By Diana Bletter
Elderly people work out with wooden dumb-bells in the grounds of a temple in Tokyo on September 17, 2012, to celebrate Japan's Respect-for-the-Aged-Day. (YOSHIKAZU TSUNO / AFP)
March 2, 2026, 12:58 pm
Israeli scientists: ‘SuperAger’ brains make twice as many new neurons as their healthy peers
A team of researchers from Israel and the US say their findings about biological brain flexibility in a new peer-reviewed study may help design therapeutics for healthy aging
By Diana Bletter
Dr. Nir Asch, a doctor and researcher in the psychiatric department of Rambam Health Care Campus. (Courtesy/Rambam Spokesperson's Office)
February 19, 2026, 10:35 am
In breakthrough, Israeli scientists use deep-brain stimulation to counter schizophrenia
Novel study by researchers at the Rambam Health Care Campus could help 21 million people worldwide suffering from the severe lifelong mental disorder
By Diana Bletter
Prof. Ronit Satchi-Fainaro, left, and Prof. Uri Ben-David of the Gray Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences at Tel Aviv University. (Courtesy/Tel Aviv University)
February 10, 2026, 6:37 pm
Israeli researchers uncover key to why breast cancer spreads to brain and turns deadly
Tel Aviv University scientists say abnormal chromosomes help breast cancer to metastasize to the brain; study could help develop drugs and aid in early detection, treatment
By Diana Bletter
Illustrative: Amyloid plaques on neurons in a brain affected by Alzheimer's disease. (selvanegra via iStock)
February 9, 2026, 10:04 pm
In world first, Israeli researchers use blood cancer treatment for Alzheimer’s in mice
Weizmann and Washington U. scientists harness CAR T-cell therapy to fight brain tissue inflammation in mice, potentially paving way to treat numerous neurodegenerative disorders
By Diana Bletter
Illustrative image of a brain scan (utah778; iStock by Getty Images)
February 5, 2026, 3:25 pm
Israeli researchers identify gene that causes elusive neurodevelopmental disorder
Using CRISPR, Hebrew University of Jerusalem team finds PEDS1 enzyme linked to reduced brain size; study maps 331 genes essential to brain and neuron development
By Diana Bletter
Illustrative photo of a pregnant woman undergoing an ultrasound test. (Chen Leopold/Flash90)
December 18, 2025, 10:20 am
Israeli study: Untreated chronic thyroid condition in pregnancy ups autism risk in children
In peer-reviewed research of 51,000 pregnant women, Ben-Gurion University scientists find that if hormone imbalance is ‘adequately treated,’ kids don’t exhibit higher occurrence of ASD
By Diana Bletter
IDF troops of the 36th Division operate in Gaza City in a handout photo issued on October 8, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)
December 10, 2025, 6:45 pm
Computerized prevention program could lower PTSD to 1% of former combat troops
Tel Aviv University scientist says peer-reviewed research shows a fivefold reduction in symptoms among soldiers who participate in new protocol, 18 months on
By Diana Bletter
MD-PhD candidate Alon Zemer, left, and Dr. Alexandra Tsitrina of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. (Courtesy)
November 28, 2025, 8:06 pm
Dieting in middle age may harm the brain, Israeli researchers warn
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev scientists find middle-aged mice who lost weight in peer-reviewed study were prone to inflammation linked to neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s
By Diana Bletter
A bacterial cell (elongated shape in the center) inside a glioblastoma tumor cell, as seen through an electron microscope. The black dots within the bacterium are engineered antibodies carrying gold particles that bind specifically to a component found only in bacterial cell envelopes and not in human cells. (Courtesy/Weizmann Institute of Science)
November 14, 2025, 6:35 pm
New study finds bacteria in brain tumors play ‘surprising’ role in cancer growth
Scientists at Weizmann Institute, Hebrew University and Houston’s Baylor College of Medicine say patients with more bacteria in their brain tumors have ‘poorer survival outcomes’
By Diana Bletter
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