Science, Medicine, & Education

HAIFA (Press Release) — Administering synthetic marijuana (cannabinoids) soon after a traumatic event can prevent PTSD-like (post-traumatic stress disorder) symptoms in rats, caused by the trauma and by trauma reminders. This is according to a new study conducted by Nachshon Korem and Irit Akirav of the Department of Psychology at the University of Haifa, which […]

TEL AVIV (Press Release) — Despite the revolutionary biotechnological advancements of the last few decades, an ideal anti-cancer treatment — one that’s immediately lethal to cancer cells, harmless to healthy cells, and resistant to cancer’s relapse — is still a dream. But a concept called “synthetic lethality” holds great promise for researchers. Two genes are

TEL AVIV (Press Release) — In 1934, American archaeologist Nelson Glueck named one of the largest known copper production sites of the Levant “Slaves’ Hill.” This hilltop station, located deep in Israel’s Arava Valley, seemed to bear all the marks of an Iron Age slave camp — fiery furnaces, harsh desert conditions, and a massive

TEL AVIV (Press Release)— Some 30 percent of all positive hospital blood culture samples are discarded every day because they’re “contaminated” — they reflect the presence of skin germs instead of specific disease-causing bacteria. Rather than toss these compromised samples into the trash, clinicians may be able to use the resistance profiles of skin bacteria

HAIFA, Israel (Press Release) — When a health risk gets closer to home, health care professionals base their positions on vaccines more on emotions and personal experiences than on scientific and analytical knowledge, according to a new study by the School of Public Health at the University of Haifa. “When the risk is remote it

HAIFA (Press Release) –A copper awl, the oldest metal object found to date in the Middle East, was discovered during the excavations at Tel Tsaf, according to a recent study published by researchers from the Zinman Institute of Archaeology and the Department of archaeology at the University of Haifa , in conjunction with researchers from

TEL AVIV (Press Release)— Combination therapies, or “drug cocktails,” are part and parcel of modern anti-cancer treatments today. The more researchers learn about cancer and its surreptitiously lethal impact on the body, the more urgent the need to diversify the arsenal at clinicians’ disposal. To that end, Prof. Ronit Satchi-Fainaro, and doctoral students Hemda Baabur-Cohen