Research

Israeli hospital's 'groundbreaking' studies could lessen treatments, reduce prostate cancer risks

A groundbreaking study at Rabin Medical Center suggests prostate cancer patients may need only two radiation doses, potentially revolutionizing treatment.

Radiation accelerator at Davidoff Center - Rabin Medical Center.
An effective solution or only temporary?

What happens to the body after stopping Ozempic? A new study reveals the secret

An elderly couple

New study: Five simple steps that keep the brain younger

Bar-Ilan and Sheba Medical Center’s HealthTech Valley.

Bar-Ilan University’s ecosystem: Science, crisis, and institutional responsibility 


TAU researchers develop groundbreaking gene therapy to treat hearing, balance disabilities

“These findings highlight the potential of self-complementary AAVs to reduce dose requirements, minimize toxicity, and broaden clinical use of inner-ear therapies," said the head researcher.

RONI HAHN (left) and Prof. Karen Avraham.

Artificial sweeteners help obese people lose 1.6 kg in a year and improve gut bacteria

WHO recommends against using low-calorie sweeteners for weight control, citing risks of type 2 diabetes and heart disease.

Artificial Sweeteners.

Spider megacolony of 111,000 found weaving record web in Sulfur Cave on Greece-Albania border

Published in the journal Subterranean Biology, the find marks the first documented colonial behavior in Tegenaria domestica and Prinerigone vagans.

Spider megacolony of 111,000 found weaving record web in Sulfur Cave on Greece-Albania border.

Archeologists find evidence of a 5,000-year-old earthquake in Turkey

Assoc. Prof. Savaş Sarıalioğlu said no burned debris, charcoal, or domestic waste was found under the collapsed slab, and the pottery matched the structure’s construction phase.

Earthquake.

Researchers think the largest and oldest monumental Maya site is a map of the universe

The site's layout follows the solar movement and “is comparable to, or even greater than, those of later Mesoamerican cities.”

Researchers think the largest and oldest monumental Maya site is a map of the universe.

Roman merchant shipwreck with Christian monograms off Mallorca to be extracted

Some containers display early Christian monograms, while painted inscriptions - tituli picti - list producers, contents and tax codes.

Roman merchant shipwreck with Christian monograms off Mallorca to be extracted.

5,000-year-old building found in Kani Shaie, Iraq, reshapes view of Uruk-era networks

Researchers say verifying the structure's monumentality could transform understanding of early Mesopotamian exchange, revealing how sites like Shaie linked distant regions.

Uruk, Iraq.

Copper ions in coffin reveal why Italian 'green mummy' turned emerald, say researchers

The teenage boy found in a Bologna villa cellar in 1987 was preserved by copper's antimicrobial action, which halted decay and infused his skin and bones with a vivid green patina.

Copper ions in coffin reveal why Italian 'green mummy' turned emerald, say researchers.

Harvard researchers surprise: This is the number of steps that reduces the risk of death by 40%

Is the 10,000-step myth about to be shattered? A new study shows that even moderate activity just twice a week can significantly lower the risk of early death and heart disease.

People walking and running in the park

From witness to suspect: 911 callers with low emotion may become suspects in their cases - study

A peer-reviewed study, done through Cornell University, reveals how callers who fail to evoke expected levels of anxiety and emotion can become primary suspects in the very case they reported.

Police at the scene where a woman found buried in yard of house in Hadera, April 28, 2025; illustrative.