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Israeli children seen on the first day of school at the Gabrieli Carmel School in Tel Aviv on September 1, 2024. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
September 25, 2026, 6:13 pm
Israeli study finds 68% of young kids innately think like scientists
Researchers from the Weizmann Institute of Science and the University of Patras, Greece, say that young children can be taught scientific reasoning if asked ‘how’ things work, not ‘why’
By Diana Bletter
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
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
Dr. Ariel Afek, left, and doctoral student Noga Levy at Afek's lab at the Weizmann Institute of Science. (Courtesy/Weizmann Institute of Science)
August 26, 2026, 3:41 am
Breakthrough Israeli cancer study finds mutations break DNA when it doesn’t bend
Weizmann Institute of Science and Rowan University researchers show that repair enzymes fail to fix gene structures of certain shapes, in discovery that may lead to new therapies
By Diana Bletter
Stellate puffer (Arothron stellatus) also known as a blowfish (Muhammad Arie via iStock)
August 22, 2026, 8:47 am
Israeli study fingers Red Sea fish most likely to invade Mediterranean next
Pioneering research identifies which species may soonest join those who’ve made their way through Suez, allowing authorities to plan ahead before they begin posing a threat to the local ecosystem
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
From left to right: Prof. Ayelet Erez of Weizmann Institute of Science, Dr. Yarden Ariav, a researcher in Erez’s lab, and Dr. Samah Hayek, senior epidemiologist at Clalit Health Services and a senior lecturer in Tel Aviv University's Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health. (Courtesy/Weizmann Institute of Science and Clalit Innovation)
August 3, 2026, 2:30 pm
In world first, Israeli scientists find active ingredient in Viagra may stop cancer spread
Researchers say mouse models and data from 5 million health fund members show erectile dysfunction drug and statins may improve outcomes by blocking cholesterol needed for cells to metastasize
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
Klil Halevi (far left) poses with other researchers from the laboratory of Prof. Ron Milo (center, in blue top) located at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot. (Courtesy)
July 16, 2026, 2:45 pm
‘It’s like magic’: In world first, Weizmann scientists on path to create food from air
Researchers engineer bacteria that grow fast on diet of CO₂ with eventual aim of developing microbial food products for humans and animals
By Sue Surkes
Prof. Ariel Tarasiuk, left, of the Sleep-Wake Disorders Unit, Soroka University Medical Center, and the Department of Physiology at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, and Prof. Aviv D. Goldbart of the Saban Pediatric Medical Center at Soroka University Medical Center. (Courtesy)
July 13, 2026, 2:00 pm
Secondhand smoke harms children’s sleep by acting on central nervous system, Israeli researchers say
Scientists find 67% spike in sleep disruptions in kids aged 1-12 even without respiratory issues; eliminating tobacco smoke from child’s environment can immediately improve sleep efficiency, brain recovery, overall health
By Diana Bletter
Asst. Prof. Assaf Zinger, left, of Technion-Israel Institute of Technology with PhD candidate Ofri Vizenblit in the Zinger lab. (Courtesy/Rami Shelush, Technion Spokesperson’s Office)
June 18, 2026, 5:05 pm
Israeli drug-free nanomedicine gives fresh hope in battling aggressive breast cancer
Technion scientists halt ‘triple-negative’ tumors in female mice models; particles made of materials already deemed safe for humans by international regulatory bodies
By Diana Bletter
Europa, an icy moon of Jupiter, whose subsurface ocean may harbor alien life. (Courtesy/NASA/JPL-Caltech/SETI Institute)
June 14, 2026, 4:56 pm
Contact? Groundbreaking Israeli method may soon detect life in outer space
Weizmann Institute of Science researchers say their statistical toolbox will be used aboard planned Israeli Aerospace Industries spacecraft, Eureka, set to reach Jupiter’s smallest moon in the 2030s
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
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