Tag: Tel Aviv University
Israeli Researchers Uncover Biological Pathway Between Heart Disease and Cancer
The research offers a promising avenue for reducing cancer risk among heart disease patients.
Israeli Research Achieves Breakthrough on Life-Threatening Condition Related to Sleep Apnea
“Now that we know what goes wrong in the CCHS patient neurons, we can start developing modalities to fix it."
Israeli Researchers Create Better Tomatoes with Less Water
The researchers, employing CRISPR genetic editing technology, were able to grow tomatoes that consume less water while preserving yield, quality, and taste.
In Critical Breakthrough, TAU Researchers Produce Efficient, Low-Cost ‘Green’ Hydrogen
The hydrogen is produced without air pollution, with a high level of efficiency, utilizing a biocatalyst.
Israeli Discovery May Revolutionize Personalized Medicine for Infectious Diseases
Researchers successfully classified two crucial components of the immune response that occur during severe infectious diseases.
Simcha Rothman Attacked, Car Vandalized by Anti-Democracy Protesters at Tel Aviv University
One protester bragged how he got close to Rothman and blew a horn right into his ear until a bodyguard pushed him a way.
Deadly Epidemic Wipes Out Black Urchins in Gulf of Eilat, Threatens Coral Reef
"The sea urchins are the reef's 'gardeners' – they feed on the algae and prevent them from taking over and suffocating the corals that compete with them for sunlight." The problem: they no longer exist in the Gulf of Eilat.
TAU, Google, Launch Multidisciplinary Artificial Intelligence Research
”We have great opportunities to use AI to make a significant positive impact in many areas."
Alibaba Founder Jack Ma to Become Visiting Professor at Tel Aviv University
“We are honored and delighted to welcome Mr. Jack Ma to Tel Aviv University,” says TAU President Ariel Porat
New Drug-Free Treatment for People with Social Anxiety
About 50 percent of the patients provided with the new therapy demonstrated significant improvement in their symptoms.
Oldest Near-Complete Hebrew Bible to be Displayed at Tel Aviv Museum
Thousand-year-old Codex Sassoon manuscript is expected to fetch up to $50 million at Sotheby’s.
Tel Aviv University Researcher Unlocks Secret of ‘Junk DNA’
Why has junk DNA has not been eliminated from the genome of living creatures?
Israeli Scientists Identify and Inhibit Brain Metastasis Mechanism
"The findings establish LCN2 as a new prognostic marker and a potential therapeutic target."
Israeli Study: People with Autism are More Sensitive to Pain
"In most cases, the sensitivity to pain of people with autism is actually higher than that of most of the population, while at the same time they are unsuccessful at effectively suppressing painful stimuli."
Appalling Nazi Children’s Board Game ‘Jews Out!’ on Display at TAU
The game "provides evidence of the fact that where racial hatred reigns, there will be entrepreneurs who will try to profit from it."
Israeli Scientists Say Medical Clowning Goes ‘Far Beyond’ Creating a Good Mood
Depending on the situation, medical clowns may also use a comforting touch, soothing music, empathetic listening, or a reinforcing statement to enable patients to express their feelings.
Israeli Study Shows Light Pollution Wipes Out Desert Mice, May Harm Others
In most species studied to date, including humans, the biological clock is synchronized by light.
Australian Real Estate Mogul Sir Frank Lowy Gives $18 m. to TAU International Programs
Sir Frank Lowy was knighted in 2017 on the Queen's birthday, for his service to business and his philanthropy.
Israeli Study: Plastic Additives Contaminate the Sea, Harm Coral
“Climate change, ocean acidification, and ongoing anthropogenic stressors place coral reefs at existential risk."
TAU Ultrasound and Nanobubbles Helping Destroy Cancerous Tumors without Invasive Treatments
The nanobubbles and ultrasound waves cause the bubbles concentrated in the cancerous tumor to explode.
‘Impossible Object’ – Israeli Art That Can Exist Only in Outer Space
The work questions shape and form: In the absence of gravity, what is the shape of a piece of sea or a handful of wave?
Israeli Scientists Say Exercise Defeats Cancer
Intense aerobic exercise increases the glucose (sugar) consumption of internal organs, thereby reducing the availability of energy to the tumor.
Israeli Scientists Reach Breakthrough on Breast Cancer
The new treatment may significantly improve breast cancer treatment; it increased the efficacy of chemotherapy and prevented metastasis in animal models.
TAU Graduates 7th in the World in Launching Startups
Outside the US, Tel Aviv University, Cambridge, and Oxford made the top 10 list.
UAVs Can Map Illegal Waste Dumps, Save Taxpayer Shekels
The researchers attempted to assess the amounts and contents of construction waste dumped at unauthorized sites. Data showed much of it could be recycled.
Report: Israel’s Coastline Contaminated with Tons of Microplastics
The researchers discovered, among other things, that the pollution samples included plastic from food packaging, single-use plastic products, and fishing nets.
Israeli Scientists Find Manmade Environmental Destruction Not New
"The damage was caused through overexploitation. . .Three thousand years later, the local environment still hasn't recovered from the crisis."
Israeli Scientists: Aquaculture Tech Can Help Ease Global Food Crisis
The technology makes the “enriched seaweed” -- a natural superfood with extremely high nutritional value.
Israeli Scientists Find Bacteria in Saliva Can Indicate PTSD in Military Veterans
About a third of the PTSD subjects had never been diagnosed with PTSD, so they never received recognition from the Defense Ministry and official authorities.
TAU’s Cymbalista Synagogue Designated as Protected Historic Site
Renowned Swiss architect Mario Botta designed the building.