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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
In this undated photograph, a Mashabim therapist works with a young girl. (Mashabim)
March 18, 2026, 9:56 pm
Anxiety symptoms and lack of trust in adults are rising in children as war drags on
Veteran NGO reports marked return of symptoms such as bedwetting, nightmares, apathy and withdrawal in children who had already improved from previous rounds of war after therapy
By Sue Surkes
A woman passes a cigarette during a protest calling for the release of the people held hostage by Hamas terrorists in Gaza, outside the Defense Headquarters in Tel Aviv, November 3, 2023. (Avshalom Sassoni/ Flash90)
April 12, 2024, 9:10 pm
Stressed out by war, Israelis appear to be smoking more than they have in years
Soldiers, hostages’ families and others seem to be lighting up at increasing levels, reversing years of falling rates, but health experts aren’t pushing them to kick the habit yet
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Israeli security forces secure the scene of a shooting attack in Huwara, in the West Bank, August 19, 2023. (Flash90)
August 20, 2023, 2:19 pm
Daily Briefing Aug. 20: Another deadly terror attack in Huwara and new COVID
Military reporter Emanuel Fabian on why IDF reservists who quit were suspended; health reporter Renee Ghert-Zand on lung cancer treatments, how men and women stress differently
By ToI Staff
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
Illustrative: People take cover during a rocket warning siren in Sderot, southern Israel, November 12, 2019. (AP Photo/ Tsafrir Abayov)
April 10, 2023, 9:34 am
How to help yourself and others when acute anxiety hits during rocket attacks
As calls for emotional support spike, mental health professionals say it’s normal to be highly stressed when the country is under attack on multiple fronts, as it was in past week
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Argentina's Lionel Messi celebrates at the end of the World Cup final soccer match between Argentina and France at the Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar, December 18, 2022. Argentina won 4-2 in a penalty shootout after the match ended tied 3-3. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
December 19, 2022, 1:03 pm
Daily Briefing Dec. 19: Hanukkah ‘miracle’ at World Cup; hands off the Law of Return
Editor David Horovitz on how Qatar allowed Israelis to fulfill soccer dreams; health reporter Nathan Jeffay brings a blitz of optimistic Israeli research
By ToI Staff
Israeli children on their first day of the new school year, at the Pola school in Jerusalem, September 1, 2021. (Yossi Zamir/Flash90)
September 2, 2021, 10:23 am
Israeli study: 1 in 4 kids became more violent during COVID era
Research finds that 38% of children under the age of 6 also suffer more stress than they did pre-pandemic
By ToI Staff
Israelis on their balconies in Tel Aviv on March 19, 2020. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
March 29, 2020, 5:01 am
As coronavirus coops up many at home, ways to find inner peace indoors
A meditation expert, a yoga instructor, a Jewish parenting writer and a mandala artist offers ideas for creating calm during the pandemic
By Jessica Steinberg
Avichai Korn
July 17, 2016, 3:12 pm
Avichai Korn
AlmaLinks: The stress-busting Israeli app
Dr. Oren Fuerst is working on Serenita, a smartphone app which seeks to address a wide array of health conditions through detecting and reducing stress using breathing exercises
(Stressed woman image via Shutterstock)
February 25, 2016, 12:15 pm
Is your life too stressful? There may soon be a blood test to find out
Tel Aviv University researchers identify biological markers that show some of us are worse than others at calming down after stress. The good news is that over time, we can change
By Simona Weinglass
Illustrative: A pregnant woman gets an ultrasound checkup. (Shay Levy/Flash90)
February 23, 2013, 5:12 pm
Rockets raise risk of miscarriage by 59%, study shows
Findings show exposure to attacks from Gaza in Sderot elevated stress levels, increased likelihood of spontaneous abortion
By Yifa Yaakov
Ruth Mason
April 16, 2012, 11:41 am
Ruth Mason
Nothing ado about much
It takes a Moses — or some bad chest pains — to get out from under the tyranny of the to-do list
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