Every day, millions of people take probiotics – preparations containing live bacteria that are meant to fortify their immune systems, prevent disease, or repair the adverse effects of antibiotics. Yet the benefits of probiotics have not really been medically proven.…
Despite its apparent simplicity – a tube-like body topped with tentacles –, the sea anemone is actually a highly complex creature. Scientists from the Institut Pasteur, in collaboration with the CNRS and Weizmann Institute of Sciences in Israel (Elad Chomsky, Aviezer Lifshitz,…
Human activity, rather than drought, is the main culprit for historically low water levels in the Sea of Galilee, a Ben-Gurion University research team says. In a comprehensive paper published in the September issue of Science of the Total Environment,…
A natural protein in the body can be tailored to function as a multi-targeting drug to treat osteoporosis, a disease in which the bones become brittle and fragile, Ben-Gurion University (BGU) researchers have showed. In a study, Dr. Niv Papo…
In the fall of 1973 Dr. Stephen W. Hawking, who has spent his entire professional career at the University of Cambridge, found himself ensnared in a horrendous and embarrassing calculation. Attempting to investigate the microscopic properties of black holes, the…
With the Israeli government investing NIS 10 million in the effort to fight the spread of the serious skin disease known as the “Rose of Jericho” or cutaneous leishmaniasis, Prof. Shula Michaeli (along with associates Dr. Yaniv Lustig and Dr.…
CartiHeal, developer of Agili-C, a proprietary implant for the treatment of joint surface lesions, and two LSU Health New Orleans orthopaedic surgeons announced today the successful enrollment of the first two US patients in the Agili-C IDE pivotal study. The…
Professor Noah Dana-Picard of Lev Academic Center and member of the scientific committee of Israel Science Info, explains lunar eclipses of 2018. In January and July 2018 lunar eclipses took place, the second being the longest of the 21st century, more than…
Israeli startup SpaceIL, a finalist in the prestigious the Lunar X Prize competition, announced on Tuesday, alongside the Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), that it is planning to launch Israel’s first spacecraft to the moon in December 2018 with an expected landing…
Israel, the only Jewish nation in the world, is a small country on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. For its relatively small size, the country has played a large role in global affairs. The country has a strong economy,…
