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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
Prof. Masha Niv, left, with graduate student Nitsan Dallal at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem's Institute of Biochemistry, Food Science and Nutrition. (Courtesy)
April 1, 2026, 11:01 am
Say bye-bye to bitter herbs: Israeli researchers’ work aims to pass over tart tastes
Hebrew University of Jerusalem scientists’ compendium of 2,200 bitter molecules and their research on TAS2R14, a bitter receptor, can help make medicine ‘easier to swallow’ and even treat lung diseases
By Diana Bletter
CeraPiper clay cooling pipes. (Courtesy/Haim Zinger); Ofer Berman, Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology (Courtesy)
March 15, 2026, 4:49 pm
Cornell and Technion scientists adapt ancient clay air conditioning tech for sustainable cooling
In innovative study that precedes Cornell students’ push to sever ties with Israeli institution, researchers use traditional ceramic know-how for off-grid chill through evaporation
By Diana Bletter
Prof. Joseph (Yossi) Tam of the Tam Lab at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem's School of Pharmacy in the Faculty of Medicine. (Courtesy/Tom Barnea)
March 6, 2026, 8:29 am
Israeli researchers find cannabis compounds could lead to 1st drug for fatty liver disease
As 1 out of every 3 adults worldwide suffers from the condition, Hebrew University scientists use non-psychoactive substances to change how the organ manages energy and cleans itself
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
The Barnard 68 nebula, located in the constellation Ophiuchus, approximately 400 light-years from Earth. Using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, Dr. Shmuel Bialy of the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology and his team measured the signals emitted from this nebula as a result of molecular hydrogen excitation by cosmic rays for the first time. (Courtesy/ European Southern Observatory)
February 6, 2026, 7:57 am
A star is born: Israeli team detects stellar-creation particles 400 light-years away
Using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology researchers measure cosmic rays in far-off Barnard 68 nebula; study opens ‘new field of astrophysics research’
By Diana Bletter
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