Category: Health

Aging of bodily tissues typically causes them to break down and eventually fail. However, researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot have discovered that biological processes that are usually linked to aging are, in fact, vital for the regeneration of heart tissue.  This surprising conclusion emerges from a study just published in the […]

We are worried, we are frustrated, we are nervous, we are scared. There is no point in denying it, we are “under the gun” – literally – from virtually every direction. In the blink of an eye – heref ayin, as it’s called – we have seen and felt the walls closing in on us. […]

In raw milk samples spiked with high amounts of bird flu virus, small amounts of infectious virus were still detectable after treatment with a standard pasteurization method, researchers said on Friday. The findings reflect experimental conditions in a laboratory and should not be used to draw any conclusions about the safety of the US milk […]

Coffee is not only a beverage without which many people can’t start their day. Doctors have been discovering a variety of health benefits from the tasty drink, including lengthening life, being able to process sugar better, less likely to get heart failure, a stroke, and liver disease; your DNA strands will be strong, as weak […]

Biomarkers or chemical concentrations linked to lung cancer in human breath can be detected by honeybees that – amazingly – can also distinguish among different types of malignancy via only the “smell’ of the cell cultures. Researchers at the Michigan State University’s College of Engineering and its Institute for Quantitative Health Science and Engineering said […]

These days, there is so much to worry about.  Most people I speak to are affected; some feel depressed, and others feel anxious. Our worries are about real issues – about the future of our country, our soldiers, the evacuees, and the hostages. Certainly, exercise, hobbies, meditation, and yoga can help us cope with the […]

The World Health Organization announced at the end of May that there were “major concern[s]” over a dramatic increase in Sexually Transmitted Infections across the globe. The WHO report found that chlamydia, gonorrhoea, syphilis and trichomoniasis were responsible for over 1 million daily infections among people aged between 15-49 years. Syphilis in particular has become […]

Treatment for type-1 diabetes – insulin injections several times daily – has been known and used since it was invented by University of Toronto scientists 103 years ago. But during all this time, the dynamics of the chronic, lifelong disease have not been known, Now, researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HU) have revealed […]

At the Jerusalem Post’s 2024 Annual Conference, Dr. Shlomi Codish, CEO of Soroka Medical Center in Be’er Sheva, shared the harrowing experience of the hospital’s response during the unprecedented mass casualty event caused by the October 7 massacre. The center treated 670 casualties, with 130 in critical condition, under continuous rocket fire. Receiving the Jerusalem […]