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Tel Aviv University, Google Israel launch $1M AI research program
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Tel Aviv University (TAU) and Google Israel have launched a new three-year program to advance research in core areas of artificial intelligence (AI). Google.org is providing USD 1 million in funding to support scholarships, research grants, and educational initiatives.
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New gene therapy approach could reverse ALS, say scientists
Updated : 3 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The findings, published this week in the peer-reviewed journal Nature Neuroscience, identify a previously unknown molecular mechanism that drives ALS and demonstrate a potential RNA-based gene therapy capable of stopping nerve degeneration and even regenerating damaged nerve cells.
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World's first human spinal cord implant to take place in Israel
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Israel is preparing to perform the world's first-ever human spinal cord implant using a patient's own cells, a medical breakthrough that could allow paralysed patients to stand and walk again, Tel Aviv University announced on Wednesday.
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Israeli scientists identify protein that could prevent painful food allerg
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Israeli scientists have discovered that blocking a specific protein may stop a painful food allergy-related disease before it starts. The finding, Tel Aviv University announced on Monday, could lead to targeted treatments for Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE) that spare patients from severe sy
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Israel Works to Advance Space Defense
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The Head of The Space Office at the Israel Ministry of Defense (IMOD) Directorate of Defense, Research & Development (DDR&D), Avi Berger, spoke at the first International Defense-Tech Summit this morning (Tuesday), led by the IMOD's DDR&D, in collaboration with the Blavatnik Cybe
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Israel MOD Director General at First International Defense-Tech Summit
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The Director General at The Israel Ministry of Defense (IMOD), Maj. Gen. (Res.) Eyal Zamir opened the first International Defense-Tech Summit this morning (Tuesday), led by the IMOD's Directorate of Defense, Research & Development (DDR&D), in collaboration with the Blavatnik Cyber Re
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Genetic secrets of oriental hornet may lead to new alcohol detox methods
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Israeli researchers have identified the Oriental hornet as the first animal capable of consuming vast amounts of alcohol without experiencing the harmful effects that most species, including humans, typically do. Studying how they metabolize alcohol could reveal new insights into treating al
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Declining national resilience is damaging Israel's social fabric, warn res
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
The study, conducted by researchers from Tel Aviv University and Tel Hai Academic College in the Upper Galilee, tracked various resilience metrics since Hamas's October 7 attack with subsequent surveys following at approximately six-week intervals.
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99 million-year-old amber yields fossil surprise
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The study, led by Dolav Fabrikant from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Tanya (Tatiana) Novoselsky from the Steinhardt Museum of Natural History at Tel Aviv University, has been published in the peer-reviewed Israel Journal of Entomology.
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Israeli researchers uncover biological pathway between heart disease, canc
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
The study, by researchers from Tel Aviv University and the Sheba Medical Center in Tel Aviv, found that the connection between heart disease and cancer lies in the secretion of extracellular bubbles from the heart following a heart attack
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Israeli-led research team unlocks new era in plant cloning technology
Updated : 2 years ago IST
An international team of Israeli-led researchers unveiled a significant improvement to the process of genetically cloning plants, potentially revolutionizing modern agriculture.
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USD 1 Million climate prize awarded to three Israeli research projects
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The award winners included Profs. Shanny Barath and Yechezkel Kashin from the Technion-Israel Institute for their CyanoCementation project, Prof. Brian Rosen from Tel Aviv University for his research into green ammonia as a clean fuel source, and Prof. Menny Shalom from Ben-Gurion University
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