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Israeli research

Illustration of effects of eating in company. (Courtesy Shir Atzil/AI Assisted)
September 23, 2026, 9:04 pm
Blood glucose levels are lower when you eat with a loved one — Israeli study
Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Sheba Medical Center researchers show that human bonding helps basic body functions; findings can help treat diabetes and other metabolic conditions
By Diana Bletter
Illustration of Tel Aviv University's Prof. Yuval Ebenstein's new blood test, which uses a DNA chip to detect a tumor’s biological fingerprint. (Courtesy/Tel Aviv University)
September 7, 2026, 11:00 am
$60 Israeli blood test can detect stage 2-4 lung cancer with 93% accuracy, study shows
Tel Aviv University researchers develop simple chip that skips DNA sequencing; findings can pave the way for earlier cancer diagnostics and real-time treatment monitoring
By Diana Bletter
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
A souvenir sold in Jerusalem and an authentic animal-shaped vessel (Yoav Vaknin and Lisa Tauxe)
September 4, 2026, 12:25 pm
Ancient pottery’s ‘magnetic memory’ could help expose modern forgeries, researchers find
Israeli-led team develops new authentication technique based on magnetic signals acquired by clay over thousands of years
By Zev Stub
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
Prof. Yehu Moran, head of the Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior at Hebrew University of Jerusalem, examines sea anemones in his lab. (Courtesy)
July 24, 2026, 1:31 am
Israeli scientists say they’ve discovered a unique immune system in sea anemones
Evolutionary split 600 million years ago upends long-held scientific belief that all animals share one ancestral antiviral system; study can help save endangered coral reefs
By Diana Bletter
Prof. Roi Gazit, left, head of the stem cell laboratory at the Shraga Segal Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Genetics, at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (Courtesy/Dani Michalis), and Dr. Ofir Cohen, also from BGU’s Shraga Segal Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Genetics.
July 18, 2026, 4:40 pm
Israeli study finds antibiotics can reverse salmonella damage to stem cells in mice
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev researchers say findings may improve chances of success for some of the 90,000 stem cell transplants performed annually in humans worldwide
By Diana Bletter
Illustrative: Veterinary hospital in Israel. (Courtesy)
July 3, 2026, 8:57 am
Superbugs threaten vision in animals – and can jump to humans, Israeli researchers warn
Scientists at Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s Koret School of Veterinary Medicine say drug-resistant bacteria may cause a greater chance of blindness in 10 years; study calls for smarter antibiotic use
By Diana Bletter
Illustrative: People celebrate an Independence Day party at the Reich Community Center for senior citizens of the Tel Aviv-Jaffa Municipality in Tel Aviv, April 22, 2026. (Dor Pazuelo/Flash90)
June 11, 2026, 3:18 pm
With eye to Israel’s future, Israeli experts help launch European healthy-aging initiative
June 12 gathering in Lithuanian parliament will see formation of international group of lawmakers and scientists working together to prepare for older populations
By Diana Bletter
Prof. Haim Cohen, Director of the Sagol Healthy Human Longevity Center at Bar-Ilan University’s Mina and Everard Goodman Faculty of Life Sciences. (Courtesy/Bar-Ilan University)
May 27, 2026, 5:18 pm
In step toward immortality, Israeli scientists say they can ‘rewind’ aging in mouse livers
SIRT6 ‘longevity’ protein reverses DNA structure in new peer-reviewed study by researchers at Bar-Ilan University and US National Institute on Aging; treatment seeks to extend healthy human lifespan
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. Itzhak Mizrahi, left, researches microbial eco-genomics in June 2025. (Courtesy/Dani Michalis/Ben-Gurion University of the Negev)
May 13, 2026, 6:23 pm
Israeli scientists’ microbial research delves into bowels of cow belch prevention
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev scientists say microbial communities adapt and adjust how they use resources in discovery that may help reduce methane emissions from cows
By Diana Bletter
Weizmann Institute of Science researchers discovered that a glucose transporter protein (green) operates in the core of the liver lobule in humans (left), whereas in mice (right), it functions at the periphery. In red is a control protein expressed in the core in both humans and mice. In blue are cell nuclei. (Courtesy/Weizmann Institute of Science)
May 4, 2026, 11:45 pm
In world first, Israeli scientists map digital atlas of healthy human liver
Weizmann Institute, Sheba Medical Center, and Mayo Clinic researchers find differences in human and mouse livers; study can help improve treatment for fatty liver disease
By Diana Bletter
Illustrative: Research assistant Katie McCullough holds a mouse in a Washington University lab where doctors study a rare form of autism, December 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
April 9, 2026, 7:44 pm
With a switch of a letter in DNA ‘dark matter,’ Israeli scientists change sex of mouse
Bar-Ilan University researchers use CRISPR tool to alter Enh13 switch controlling Sox9 gene, causing XX mice to develop as males; study may help explain other genetic mutations
By Diana Bletter
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