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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 625

Israeli science

Mouse uses its whiskers to touch and hear its environment. (Shutterstock)
June 4, 2025, 10:29 am
In breakthrough that may aid blind, Israeli scientists find mice use whiskers to ‘hear’
Weizmann Institute researchers use AI models to show the act of ‘whisking’ allows mice to generate sounds that, encoded in their brain’s auditory cortex, aid them in navigation
By Diana Bletter
Prof. Yinon Ben Neriah of Hebrew University Faculty of Medicine, winner of Israel Prize for groundbreaking research in cancer (Courtesy/Bruno Charbit)
May 1, 2025, 12:24 pm
As US pares back research funds, Israel Prize winner sees chance to cure brain drain
With opportunities for Israelis in academia overseas drying up, top cancer researcher Yinon Ben Neriah says the government could be working to make America’s pain into Israel’s gain
By Diana Bletter
An illustrative image of robot hackers; the use of artificial intellicence in cyber security (Iaremenko; iStock by Getty Images)
April 21, 2025, 9:53 pm
Israeli team uses tool that finds fake online profiles to detect abnormal protein activity
Ben-Gurion University scientists say their innovative algorithm, WGAND, can identify rogue protein behavior the same way investigators uncover suspicious social network patterns
By Diana Bletter
Prof. Hermona Soreq of Hebrew University (Courtesy/Yosef Adest)
April 15, 2025, 9:45 am
Israeli scientists develop first-ever blood test for early detection of Parkinson’s
Hebrew University researchers say their innovative test can find tRNA fragments unique to the neurodegenerative disease before patients even have symptoms
By Diana Bletter
How often can you swallow? (Photo by iStock)
April 11, 2025, 3:05 pm
How often can you swallow? Israeli-improved test can screen for neurological disorders
Kaplan Medical Center researchers establish a baseline number of swallows for healthy people depending on their age, enabling more effective use of the Repetitive Saliva Swallowing Test
By Diana Bletter
Prof. Asaf Madi, left, Prof. Roded Sharan and PhD student Ron Sheinin of Tel Aviv University. (Courtesy/Tel Aviv University)
April 4, 2025, 8:57 am
Israeli researchers develop AI tool to discover how cells react to drug treatment
Tel Aviv University team’s scNET algorithm combines data on cells with protein ‘social network’ to cut ‘high noise’ and shed light on immune cell behavior
By Diana Bletter
Dr. Tomer Itkin of Tel Aviv University (Courtesy/Tel Aviv University)
March 30, 2025, 4:23 pm
In breakthrough, Israeli-led team activates dormant bone marrow cells for transplants
Using mRNA model made famous by COVID vaccine, researchers from Israel, US and Canada find protein to ‘awaken’ adult stem cells in mice; could significantly improve bone marrow transplant success rates
By Diana Bletter
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
Facile preparation of peptide glass at room temperature using standard lab equipment. (Tel Aviv University)
June 27, 2024, 2:57 pm
Israeli researchers chance upon new type of glass that can fix its own cracks
By dropping peptide powder in water, Tel Aviv University-led team says it developed a material that is easier to make, more durable and more transparent than conventional glass
By Diana Bletter
Prof. Haim Sompolinsky, winner of The Brain Prize for 2024. (Kris Snibbe/Harvard University)
March 8, 2024, 12:00 pm
Physicist Haim Sompolinsky first Israeli to win largest brain science research prize
Hebrew University and Harvard professor is a pioneer in theoretical and computational neuroscience, which studies the complex circuits and systems that enable our brains to function
By Renee Ghert-Zand
From left: Dr. Matan Fisher, Prof. Gil Leibowitz, and Prof. Avivit Cohen from Hadassah Medical Center (Courtesy of Hadassah Medical Center)
August 17, 2023, 11:23 am
Israeli doctors treat hypoglycemia in lung cancer with breast cancer drug
Working with Technion researchers, endocrinologists and oncologists prove effectiveness of alpelisib in reversing severe hypoglycemia caused by large tumors
By Renee Ghert-Zand
A doctor detects lung cancer on a scan (utah778 via iStock by Getty Images)
August 16, 2023, 8:42 pm
Israeli study may open door to preventing relapse of certain types of lung cancer
Researchers at Weizmann Institute studying mice identify genetic mutation as potential biomarker for successful treatment with existing drug
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Illustrative. A stressed woman before her computer. (Katarzyna Bialasiewicz; iStock by Getty Images)
August 13, 2023, 10:25 pm
Study shows how brain cells of males and females respond differently to stress
Researchers have long recognized variations in how men and women experience depression, anxiety and PTSD; now they are looking at them on the molecular level
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Placenta multinucleated cells (Moriyah Naama/Buganim Lab Hebrew University)
June 29, 2023, 8:10 pm
In first, Hebrew U. lab induces placenta cells, boosting pregnancy disorder research
Achievement will allow study of possible causes for placental insufficiency, which affects up to 15% of pregnancies and causes one in 100 pregnancies to end in miscarriage
By Renee Ghert-Zand
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