Research
Complications arise from stopping weight-loss injections before pregnancy, study finds
Women who stop GLP-1 weight loss injections near pregnancy experience more complications, including rapid weight gain and gestational diabetes.
“We know what works”: BGU’s amazing research that you’ve yet to hear about
Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov) and Matricelf sign cleanroom manufacturing agreement
One fifth of PA newspaper op-eds push antisemitic content, JPPI study finds
Israeli team uncovers 12,000-year-old myths in clay figurine of woman and goose
Excavated by Hebrew University researchers at Natufian settlement Nahal Ein Gev II, the 3.7 centimeter clay sculpture retains ochre traces and the fingerprint of its presumed young female maker.
Oldest RNA recovered from 40,000-year-old woolly mammoth rewrites decay timeline
The RNA extracted from Yuka's muscle tissue is the oldest ever found, twice as old as the previous record from a 14,300-year-old wolf skin, challenging long-held assumptions about RNA's decay rate.
Study of 50,000-year canine skulls shows dogs diversified millennia before modern breeding
Researches links early Holocene dog lineages to human migrations across Eurasia as far back as 11,000 years ago.
New genetic study reveals indigenous lineage isolated for 8,500 years in central Argentina
Published in Nature, the research traces the lineage's dominance in the Pampas until about AD 1800 with scant genetic mixing from surrounding peoples.
15,000 years ago, hunters gatherers on the Carmel lived off coastal lakes teeming with birds
The study by Dr. Amos, Prof. Weinstein-Evron, and Yeshurun analyzed bird bones from Nahal Me’arot and el-Wad caves to reveal Natufian hunting and environment.
Food self-sufficiency unfeasible for Israel, new research shows
While Israel could produce enough plant-based foods for survival, full self-sufficiency would come at a staggering cost and be reliant on vegetative food production.
War, politics fuels domestic violence and aggression in family, new study finds
Exposure to war and political violence doesn’t just leave people with post-traumatic stress; it also fuels aggression within families, impacting children’s behavior long after the conflict ends.
Nova survivors using psychedelics 'on their own terms' to aid healing, study finds
The study follows 45 Nova survivors who were under the influence of a psychoactive substance during the massacre as they rebuild their lives, using festival culture to help them heal.
Emma Stone declared 'most beautiful woman in the world' by golden ratio study
Dr. Julian De Silva's facial mapping puts Zendaya at 94.37 percent, just behind Stone, using the ancient 1.618 ratio to gauge symmetry.
Epstein-Barr virus linked directly to lupus in landmark Stanford medicine study
“We think it applies to 100% of lupus cases,” said William Robinson, professor of immunology and rheumatology at Stanford University.
Radiocarbon breakthroughs place Thera mega-eruption before Egypt's new kingdom
Researchers from Ben-Gurion University and Groningen report in PLOS One that the volcanic ash layers predate the Eighteenth Dynasty, extending the Second Intermediate Period.
