Kombucha, Chamomile Among Top Searches In Coronavirus Crisis, Says Food Trends Startup
New data from Israeli AI food prediction and intelligence startup Tastewise reveals consumer motivations during the coronavirus outbreak.
March 18, 2020
BGU Researchers Clear Barrier To Pig to Human Transplants In Type 1 Diabetes
Researchers at Ben Gurion University of the Negev have found a way to improve type 1 diabetes treatments and stop graft rejection in cases of insulin-producing islet transplants taken from pigs.
June 28, 2013
The Same Immune System That Fights Chronic Inflammation Can Also Turn On The Body
Some diseases are accompanied by a collapse of the immune system, causing them to spread faster. A recent research has shown that this is a result of a malfunction in an otherwise positive process.
May 05, 2013
Researchers Identify Possible Root Of Allergies
Researchers from Tel Aviv University are trying to identify the triggers of allergic reactions, in order to find a way to stop a reaction before it begins. The team hopes that their work will help identify proteins that can be targeted by medication, without impacting other cells.
August 28, 2012
Nerves Strongly Affect Immune System, Book Shows
"Healthy mind, healthy body" has now been proved scientifically. In a new book, called 'Nerve-Driven Immunity', the link between neurotransmitters in the brain and the immune system is strongly established.
June 26, 2012
Can The Immune System Help Recovery From Stroke?
For years it was believed that the immune system has a negative role in the recovery from neurodegenerative diseases, such as strokes. Now, a research team led by scholars from Sweden and Israel and backed by the EU, is reexamining this assumption.
April 23, 2012
Reversing The Aging Process From Old Mice
Researchers at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa have discovered a way to reverse the aging process by removing old B lymphocytes – a kind of white blood cell in vertebrate immune systems from old mice.
April 22, 2011