Thousands of physicians, scientists have abandoned Israel: How do we bring them back?
ScienceAbroad is an Israel-based nonprofit organization that harnesses the power of senior Israeli scientists living abroad, inspiring connections with local communities and international scientists.
Jerusalem College of Technology: Balancing academic education, religion, and IDF service
JCT’s new technical haredi hesder yeshiva, an offshoot of Beit Midrash Derech Chaim, is geared toward haredi students who combine Torah learning, academic studies, and then military service.
Israeli scientists discover feline herpes can be treated with human coldsore medication
Treatment of FHV-1 ocular disease is challenging; until now, it has been treated less successfully with a pill, but it had to be forced on cats, and they didn’t like it.
Tricking the mind about bariatric surgery: A first-of-its-kind study into hypnotic weightloss
Patients suffering from obesity wore hospital gowns and lay on the operating table, but instead of anesthesia, they underwent an experience of imaginary gastric bypass surgery using hypnosis.
Technion scientists create MOLLUSC-inspired adhesive that seals wounds in seconds
Molluscs are the largest group of marine animals, comprising about 23% of all creatures living in saltwater environments.
BGU researchers part of international team in study saying reptiles could face extinction threat
Reptiles include a wide variety of cold-blooded, air-breathing vertebrates, including snakes, lizards, turtles, iguanas, crocodiles, and alligators.
Climbing a ladder to old age: Take care of your health step by step
The rungs of the ladder represent special measures to carry out in one’s 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, and beyond until 120.
Bloomfield Science Museum displays historic Jerusalem-Jaffa railway train
A railroad car, which once took three and a half hours to reach Jerusalem from Jaffa, finds a permanent home.
Israeli experts create a roadmap for medicinal cannabis use
The use of medical cannabis is rising speedily around the world, but many healthcare providers and medical professionals still feel unprepared to counsel patients or recommend treatment
Soroka Medical Center proves its mettle in treating wounded from October 7 - study
A study from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev underscores the critical importance of in-hospital protocols of triage during mass-casualty events.
