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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 425

Sackler Faculty of Medicine

(L to R) John Rothman as Mortimer Sackler, Matthew Broderick as Richard Sackler, Sam Anderson as Raymond Sackler in episode 3 of 'Painkiller.' (Keri Anderson/Netflix © 2023)
August 10, 2023, 4:46 pm
Netflix’s ‘Painkiller’ is mesmerizing drama about Sackler role in ongoing opioid crisis
Premiering August 10 with a cast led by Matthew Broderick, the six-part series zeroes in on the death and destruction wrought by OxyContin on a community in western Virginia
By Renee Ghert-Zand
The former Sackler Health and Sciences complex at Tel Aviv University. (screen capture: Google Street View)
June 21, 2023, 4:49 pm
Sackler family name removed from Tel Aviv University medical school
Move meant to disassociate the university from the family accused of profiting while fueling destructive opioid crisis
By Renee Ghert-Zand
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
Illustrative image: neurons in the human brain (iStock via Getty Images)
May 24, 2022, 2:22 pm
Israeli researchers discover gene mechanism thought to cause some forms of autism
Tel Aviv University study suggests existing experimental drug may lead to effective treatments for some cases of autism, schizophrenia and neurodegenerative diseases
By ToI Staff
From left: Tel Aviv University researchers Dr. Yaron Carmi, Diana Rasuluniriana, Dr. Peleg Ride. (Courtesy/Tel Aviv University)
October 14, 2019, 6:31 pm
Leukemia immunotherapy treatment could fight other cancers, Tel Aviv team finds
Israeli researchers discover specific type of white blood cells that can be engineered to attack solid tumors, with fewer side effects than chemotherapy
By Luke Tress
Illustrative: This file photo from February 19, 2013, shows OxyContin pills arranged for a photo at a pharmacy in Montpelier, Vermont. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot, File)
March 29, 2019, 1:52 am
New York sues Sackler family, Teva over opioid crisis
State adds family that owns drugmaker and other pharmaceutical firms producing or pushing OxyContin and related painkillers to existing suit against Purdue Pharma
By Michael R. Sisak and Jennifer Peltz
In this Aug. 17, 2018 photo, family and friends who have lost loved ones to OxyContin and opioid overdoses leave pill bottles in protest outside the headquarters of Purdue Pharma, which is owned by the Sackler family, in Stamford, Conn. (AP/Jessica Hill)
February 10, 2019, 5:10 pm
Jewish anti-opioid activists lead protest against Guggenheim Museum in New York
Nan Goldin and others drop thousands of fake OxyContin prescriptions at museum, in protest of its affiliation with Sackler family, whose company makes the addictive drug
By ToI Staff
In this Aug. 17, 2018 photo, family and friends who have lost loved ones to OxyContin and opioid overdoses leave pill bottles in protest outside the headquarters of Purdue Pharma, which is owned by the Sackler family, in Stamford, Conn. (AP/Jessica Hill)
January 18, 2019, 6:52 am
Opioid crisis has Sackler family and beneficiaries feeling the pain
Prosecution of family-owned firm behind addictive OxyContin drug has some distancing themselves from name, which is still emblazoned on institutions from New York to Tel Aviv
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER
Dr. Elisha Waldman (Michael Lionstar)
February 3, 2018, 8:31 am
Pediatric oncologist takes readers inside Hadassah hospital with new memoir
American-born Elisha Waldman reflects on the unique challenges of treating sick kids in religiously and politically complex Jerusalem
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Illustrative photo of newborns (photo credit: Nati Shohat/Flash90)
September 4, 2016, 2:54 pm
Induced labor not more risky than natural birth, study says
Tel Aviv University researchers show that natural deliveries and induced deliveries have similar neonatal outcomes
By Shoshanna Solomon
Illustrative: An elderly man crosses the street in Tel Aviv, May 20, 2009. (Serge Attal/Flash90)
August 16, 2016, 12:44 pm
Virtual reality can help prevent falls in elderly, Israeli team finds
Practice makes perfect when it comes to keeping balance for seniors, say researchers led by Tel Aviv University professor
By Dan Schwartz
Prof. Illana Gozes (Courtesy)
February 9, 2015, 8:22 pm
TAU team discovers genetic link between autism and Alzheimer’s
Lack of a single gene — ADNP — could be the common cause of conditions that affect males and females differently
By David Shamah
Close up on an anti-flu inoculation (Photo credit: Nati Shohat /Flash90)
February 1, 2015, 5:59 pm
Superbugs may meet their match in TAU discovery
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are a growing problem, but an Israeli innovation could stop them in their tracks
By David Shamah
Prof. Illana Gozes (Courtesy)
May 18, 2014, 3:29 pm
Israeli discovery could reverse Alzheimer’s damage
TAU professor has uncovered a protein that may protect brain cells from harm by dementia-based diseases
By David Shamah
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