Coffee impairs brain-dopamine function in Parkinson’s patients – study

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 […]

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Honeybees can diagnose lung cancer through breath, study finds

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 […]

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PTSD treatment at TAU’s National Center for Traumatic Stress and Resilie

Over the past eight months, since the Hamas attack of October 7 and subsequent events, Israelis have been  subjected to great emotional stress. Before the war began, Tel Aviv University was in the midst of constructing a dedicated building for its National Center for Traumatic Stress and Resilience, which will house both research labs […]

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Dr. Mike Gropper on laughter during times of war

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 […]

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Experts advise cautious approach to summer fun as drug-resistant STDs increase globally

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 […]

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Israeli university publishes novel findings on insulin and diabetes

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 […]

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Soroka Medical Center Honored for Resilience Amidst Crisis

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 […]

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UK study finds viagra may prevent dementia, decrease risk of strokes

A new study by scientists at the University of Oxford suggests that Viagra (sildenafil) could be beneficial for people with cerebral small vessel disease, a condition known to cause cognitive decline and increase the risk of strokes – as well as dementia. This groundbreaking research could pave the way for new treatments for this […]

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The Dolansky Research and Treatment Program for Suicide Prevention

  Suicide is the fourth-leading cause of death among people aged 15-29 and, each year, more than 700,000 people worldwide die by suicide. In Israel alone, over 500 Israelis die from suicide annually. Tel Aviv University’s Charles, Evelyn and Sandra Dolansky Research and Treatment Program for Suicide Prevention, slated to begin this fall, is an […]

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The healthcare industry’s future is Hybrid medicine. This is why

‘On a technological level, one of the most interesting things happening in the world today is the introduction of artificial intelligence [AI] in the field of medicine, with tools like ChatGPT and Med-Gemini,” says Dr. Tal Patalon, one of the leading figures in the advancement of international medical research and head of the Research and […]

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