Brain damage
Losing the PTSD war: Israeli soldiers are dying off the battlefield
Since the Israel-Hamas War began in October 2023, nearly 50 IDF soldiers – most of them suffering from PTSD – have taken their own lives.
Moved 'like a sack of potatoes': Mothers of soldiers slam hospitals for medical neglect
Tel Aviv researchers enable artificial speech for paralyzed patients using thought power
Israeli man hospitalized after being infected by rare brain-eating amoeba
Combining drawing tasks is a more accurate screening for cognitive impairment – study
Researchers have found a better way to detect Alzheimer’s outside of medical facilities.
Our brains can reach over 40°C - study
When it’s 40 degrees Celsius, it’s so hot that we fall into bed exhausted and depleted. Yet new research has found that certain parts of our brains are at this high temperature. How is this possible?
Promising future for brain injury treatment - study
“We’ve known for a long time that the communication between different brain cells can change very dramatically ... but we haven’t been able to see what happens in the whole brain until now."
Israeli scientists solve mystery: How human brain processes, stores movement
Technion-Israel Institute of Technology scientists found that computation occurs not just in the interaction among nerve cells but also within each individual neuron.
Israeli study on neural activity could lead to treatment for Alzheimer's disease
How exactly do brain waves transmit information, and what can this mean for the connection between decreased brain activity and neurodegenerative diseases?
Nearly 13% of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 had neurologic symptoms - study
Of the more than 16,000 patients examined, 13% developed serious neurological conditions including, most commonly, encephalopathy at admission.
Severe COVID-19 can damage brain like 20 years of aging - study
The damage from COVID-19 can result in cognitive impairment sustained by those between 50-70 years of age and is the equivalent of essentially losing 10 IQ points, a new study shows.
Does our life pass before our eyes before we die?
An 87-year-old man died while connected to a breathing machine while his brain cells were being tracked. Here's what scientists found.
US-Israeli start-up hopes to cure brain diseases with micro-robots
Bionaut Labs aims to use robots smaller than a grain of rice to deliver medications exactly where they are needed and minimize the side effects for the body.
Blocking immune system molecule in mice may help prevent disabilities after brain injury - study
Traumatic brain injury affects 69 million people worldwide per year and is a leading cause of disability in children and adults.
