Health Ministry-led research also shows teens who got their shots over four months ago only slightly better off than unvaccinated; hospitalizations among kids reportedly on rise.

Phase II trial of MesenCure among 30 patients with serious coronavirus cases shows almost all lived and had shorter hospital stays than controls, but expert says more data needed.

The study found that the metal-contaminated soil be purified faster if the plants are tricked into thinking they are being attacked or eaten. 

Tel Aviv University professor has uncovered a protein that may protect brain cells from harm by dementia-based diseases, such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.

A new study from Tel Aviv University may be one of the most important discoveries in the field of neurodegenerative disease. Researchers found that a phenomenon thought to be the cause of Huntington's disease is actually one of the body's defense mechanism.

Speaking two languages fluently is not only a great advantage when traveling and in the business world; a recent study from the University of Haifa shows that being bilingual also increases mental flexibility.

There are still many places in the world where, unless you speak the local language, you can't really get by as a tourist. Israeli startup Immersia has tackled that problem with a virtual game that teaches languages using simulations of real-life scenarios, like flirting with a French lady!

Israeli researcher Dr. Regina Golan-Gertsl was already researching cancer, but when she lost her mother to brain cancer – she focused her efforts to find a cure and has now made a breakthrough discovery.

While eating copious amounts of fatty food is one way to gain weight, one study proves there is something else that increases fat cells: Sitting on your butt. By examining how fat is produced at a cellular level, the researchers discovered that placing physical pressure on fat cells actually caused them to expand.

The term "blind as a bat" is not only wrong, it is a complete contradiction, since few creatures see as well as bats. Their use of both sound and vision to locate objects gives them a wide advantage over other nocturnal flying predators.

Sometimes, people who feel the need to confess something, only own up to part of their deceit. A recent study has shown that partial confession causes more feelings of remorse than total confession – or lying altogether.

A recent study from Tel Aviv University has shown that poor people are more than twice as likely to have a bad recovery from a heart attack than people who are better-off. This means they are more likely to become frail and develop further health problems.

Are you an avid gum-chewer? Do you experience frequent headaches? If you answered "yes" to both questions, then chances are that the former causes the latter. A new Israeli study has shown that for young people with chronic headaches, giving up gum is the magic trick.

What caused the decline of the great civilizations of the Bronze Age in the Levant? This question was an enduring mystery, until a team of Israeli and German researchers harvested ancient pollen from the bottom of Israel's lakes to find the answer.

A symbol of righteousness in Judaism, the pomegranate can now boast of another virtue – preventing heart disease. A recent study in Israel has shown that pomegranates significantly reduce the risk of heart disease caused by high cholesterol.