Medical study

Study: The party drug that relieves resistant depression and suicidal thoughts

A new review in the medical journal JAMA Psychiatry has found that administering ketamine via intravenous infusion may reduce severe depression symptoms within hours.

Illustration: Depression
Dr. Sharon Daniel

Common painkillers are safe during pregnancy, don't raise birth defect risk, Israeli study finds

(Illustrative) A doctor uses AI for a medical screening.

Can virtual reality teach the 'feel' of medicine? New Israeli study says not yet

Pesticides

The impact of exposure to pesticides on fetal brain development


Study finds waist circumference a stronger cancer risk indicator than BMI in men

An 11 cm increase in men's waist circumference raises obesity-related cancer risk by 25%.

 Study finds waist circumference a stronger cancer risk indicator than BMI in men.

Study links food additive mixtures in ultra-processed foods to higher type 2 diabetes risk

While previous studies have examined the effects of individual additives, none have looked at the potential health impact of consuming them in combination.

 Processed food.

AI may be better than physicians at making clinical decisions, TAU study says

According to a Tel Aviv University study, AI may be better than physicians at making clinical decisions.

 An illustrative image of a medic using Artificial Intelligence.

High levels of anxiety after last year’s Iranian drone, missile attack - study

The key findings reveal that 41% of participants experienced peritraumatic distress – an intense emotional and physical reaction during or immediately after a traumatic event.

 PEOPLE IN THE center of the country take shelter during an air raid siren after Iran fired a salvo of ballistic missiles at Israel last year.

New Israeli comprehensive study examines massive physiological load of childbirth

During pregnancy, the mother’s cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, gastrointestinal, skeletal, metabolic, endocrine, and immune systems are all affected by fetal demand.

 PROF. URI ALON: Over the course of three years, we examined data on Israeli Jews and Arabs, ultra-Orthodox (haredi) and Bedouin women who give birth to large children.

TAU develops AI tool to decode cell responses to cancer treatments

The innovative system merges two previously separate streams of biological data: gene activity at the single-cell level and know interactions between genes.

 (Left to right): Prof. Asaf Madi, Prof. Roded Sharan & PhD student Ron Sheinin.

Weizmann ‘cellular trash’ study could help in battle against antibiotics resistance - study

The results surprised the researchers when they showed that a single peptide that is naturally made by the body can prove effective against a life-threatening condition.

 FROM LEFT, team members Karin Goldberg, Einav Laser, Dr. Arseniy Lobov, Dr. Paola Antonello, Dr. Merav Shmueli, and Prof. Yifat Merbl.

Discovery of subtypes of fat cells could advance personalized medicine for treating obesity - study

The study used innovative technology that maps RNA molecules which are the basis for translating the genome into proteins.

 PROF. ASSAF RUDICH and Dr. Yulia Haim at work in a lab.

Israeli medical computer system hit by suspected Iranian cyber incident

Soldiers come to the network's clinics to receive treatment and sick leave approval.

 Hacker, cyber attack

Salt substitute reduces stroke recurrence

Researchers advocate broader adoption of potassium-enriched salt to combat high stroke recurrence rates among stroke survivors.

 Salt substitute reduces stroke recurrence and deaths among stroke survivors in major Chinese study.