Post Donation Category: Research

New school for Biomedicine and Cancer Research at Tel Aviv University

Written on August 13, 2020.

The school, funded by a generous endowment from the Shmunis Family, aims to research and improve treatments for cancer, COVID-19 and other diseases Israel’s Minister of Science and Technology Yizhar...

Medicine & Health

Fight Online Antisemitism

Written on August 13, 2020.

Kantor Center Joined 125 International Organizations in a Call to Adopt the International Definition of Antisemitism, In Light of the Covid-19 Pandemic and the Spike in Antisemitism on Social Networks Kantor...

Anti-Semitism

TAU Researcher Invents Environmentally-Friendly Sanitizer

Written on August 11, 2020.

Innovative method to convert waste into disinfectant is a pandemic game-changer The fight against coronavirus began with disinfection and hygiene. Prof. Hadas Mamane, head of the Water-Tech Laboratory at...

Covid-19

Tel Aviv University Scientists Successfully Reduce Metastatic Spread Following Tumor Removal Surgery

Written on August 11, 2020.

A Study Performed in Colorectal Cancer Patients Found that Implementing a Stress-Inflammatory Response Reducing Treatment During Surgery Could Lead to a Decrease in Metastatic Risk A research group from...

Neuroscience

What Disrupted A Giant Black Hole’s Feast?

Written on August 10, 2020.

Tel Aviv University investigators identified a giant black hole being interrupted in the process of swallowing material. A star that got too close to the “dining table” might have caused the disruption, and gotten...

Astronomy

An Experimental Drug for Alzheimer’s May Help Children with Autism

Written on August 5, 2020.

Tel Aviv University Researchers Discover Alzheimer’s-Like Traits in Autistic Child’s Brain An extensive international study led by Tel Aviv University, headed by Prof. Illana Gozes of the Department of...

Medicine & Health

The window of opportunity for preventing metastases

Written on July 27, 2020.

Immune System Stimulating Treatment to Reduce Psychological and Physiological Stress Prevents Metastases and Can Save Cancer Patients’ Lives In a breakthrough research published recently in Nature magazine, Tel...

Medicine & Health

TAU Researcher Fights Epidemics Both Viral and Virtual

Written on July 23, 2020.

Dan Yamin can detect any kind of contagious outbreak TAU’s Dr. Dan Yamin has developed a data tracking system applicable both to infectious diseases like coronavirus and to anti-Israel bias on social media....

Covid-19, Medicine & Health

Global first at TAU: MRI scan of the brains of 130 species of mammals, including humans, indicates equal connectivity in all of them

Written on July 20, 2020.

The research reveales a universal Law: Conservation of Brain Connectivity Researchers at Tel Aviv University, led by Prof. Yaniv Assaf of the School of Neurobiology, Biochemistry and Biophysics and the Sagol...

Neuroscience

TAU study: Oxygen therapy improves cognitive function in seniors

Written on July 16, 2020.

Research Published in Aging first to Show Enhanced Brain Function and Cognitive Capabilities Resulting from Novel Therapy The Sagol Center for Hyperbaric Medicine and Research at Shamir Medical Center, together...

Medicine & Health

Unprecedented: A Senior Saudi Researcher Contributed an Article to an Israeli Academic Journal

Written on July 13, 2020.

A Historic Moment for Tel Aviv University’s “Kesher” Academic Journal The latest issue of “Kesher”, an academic journal published by the Shalom Rosenfeld Institute for Research of Jewish Media and Communication...

Humanities

Bats navigate just like humans – using their excellent eyesight and a cognitive map

Written on July 12, 2020.

A new study investigates the navigation capabilities of bats from birth to maturity For the first time in history, researchers at Tel Aviv University tracked fruit bats from birth to maturity, in an attempt...

Zoology

TAU-led Team Destroys Cancer Cells with Ultrasound

Written on July 9, 2020.

Breakthrough method may be applicable to Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and more An international research team, headed by Dr. Tali Ilovitsh from the Biomedical Engineering Department at Tel Aviv University, developed...

Medicine & Health

New nanomedicines for mRNA therapeutics in breast cancer and heart failure

Written on July 6, 2020.

The project has been awarded a total of 14.9 million EUR; Prof. Dan Peer is leading the mRNA targeting work package. TAU researcher Prof. Dan Peer, from the school of Molecular Cell Biology and Biotechnology,...

Medicine & Health

Tel Aviv University presents an analysis of the reaction of human antibodies to the coronavirus

Written on July 5, 2020.

Patients with severe COVID-19 develop antibodies faster than those with a mild case of the disease. A team of researchers from Tel Aviv University and the Sharon Hospital at the Rabin Medical Center, led...

Covid-19

Straight to the Point

Written on July 5, 2020.

A Link between Arrowheads Used by Ancient Empires and the Historical Events during the First and the Second Temple Periods. Researches from Tel Aviv University proposed a novel model that ties arrowheads dated...

Archeology

3D printed heart used to test life-saving drugs

Written on June 29, 2020.

Pharmaceutical company Bayer will test new drugs using human heart tissues 3D-printed in Tel Aviv University Last April, Prof. Tal Dvir of the George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, the Iby and Aladar Fleischman Faculty...

Medicine & Health

A worldwide wave of antisemitism unleashed by COVID-19 pandemic

Written on June 24, 2020.

The Kantor Center for the Study of Contemporary European Jewry at Tel Aviv University, published a special report: a summary of worldwide antisemitic phenomena associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. The report...

Anti-Semitism

Turning vapor into electricity?

Written on June 8, 2020.

Electricity generated by interactions between water molecules and metals may be turned into a source of energy, Tel Aviv University research reveals The search for renewal energy sources, which include wind,...

Environment & Ecology

Zooming in and out of class

Written on June 3, 2020.

We asked TAU professors about the benefits and challenges of remote teaching, and what they plan to take with them into the post-pandemic world Due to the coronavirus, Tel Aviv University, like many universities...

Online Learning

Dead Sea Scrolls “puzzle” solved with DNA from ancient animal skins

Written on June 3, 2020.

Ancient DNA extracted from Dead Sea Scrolls by Tel Aviv University researchers permits rare, unanticipated glimpse into world of Second Temple Judaism An interdisciplinary team from Tel Aviv University, led...

Archeology, Biblical studies

Study finds ancient Canaanites genetically linked to modern populations

Written on June 1, 2020.

Today’s Jews and Arabs in Israel, Jordan and Lebanon get half their ancestry from Bronze Age Levantines Most of today’s Jewish and Arabic-speaking populations share a strong genetic link to the ancient Canaanites,...

Archeology

Did climate change cause infections 6,000 years ago?

Written on May 21, 2020.

New study of human skulls finds infections peaked due to high population density, poor hygiene and climate conditions Researchers at Tel Aviv University have discovered evidence of ear infections in the skull...

Anthropology, Biohistory, Medicine & Health

New TAU study tracks coronavirus spread patterns in Israel

Written on May 21, 2020.

Research finds approximately 70% of the infections in Israel were caused by a SARS-CoV2 strain imported from the United States A team of Tel Aviv University researchers led by Dr. Adi Stern of the School...

Covid-19

Coronavirus bootcamp? New serological test conducted with the IDF

Written on May 19, 2020.

The new test in the Israel Defense Forces aims to detect antibodies and immune response to coronavirus Tel Aviv University researchers have developed a new test to add to the current diagnostic arsenal used...

Covid-19

Accurate 3D imaging could significantly improve IVF treatments

Written on May 18, 2020.

New Tel Aviv University technology allows clinicians to identify and select better-quality sperm, potentially increasing chances of pregnancy Tel Aviv University researchers have developed a safe and accurate...

Medicine & Health

TAU partners with pharma company to develop COVID-19 vaccine

Written on May 13, 2020.

The epitope-based vaccine will target the most vulnerable part of the viral spike protein Ramot, Tel Aviv University’s technology transfer company, and Neovii, a Swiss-based biopharmaceutical company and...

Covid-19

What about the environment?

Written on May 11, 2020.

In an online seminar, Prof. Colin Price connects the dots between two current disasters: the climate crisis and the coronavirus crisis The coronavirus pandemic caught us off guard. Without any warning, it...

Covid-19, Environment & Ecology

A world first: TAU to establish multidisciplinary Epidemic Research Center

Written on May 11, 2020.

The Center will bring together experts in the field and help the State of Israel deal epidemic-related crises Tel Aviv University has announced the establishment of the Center for Combating Pandemics, a first...

Covid-19

Tel Aviv University joins national Coronavirus testing system

Written on May 7, 2020.

TAU’s specialized Corona Lab is expected to conduct up to 1,600 tests a day Israel’s Health Ministry has approved opening a Tel Aviv University COVID-19 testing lab, which will allow Israel to perform 1,600...

Covid-19

TAU lab identifies effective antibodies from recovered Coronavirus patients

Written on May 7, 2020.

Antibody-based therapies can be used to protect at-risk populations, including medical workers, from the virus The race to develop effective antibody-based treatments for COVID-19 is advancing at a rapid...

Covid-19

You can’t stop this music

Written on May 3, 2020.

On May 5th, a virtual celebration of piano music will begin at the Buchmann-Mehta School of Music We’ve got some great news for lovers of classical music and piano in particular. Tel Aviv University’s Buchmann-Mehta...

Music

TAU Student, COVID-19 Sprint Invent Disposable Ventilators to Help Treat Coronavirus Patients

Written on April 28, 2020.

Israel’s Health Ministry has approved the use of a prototype in a pilot study Together with COVID-19 Sprint, a technology task force led by Assuta Ashdod Hospital, Rafael Advanced Technology and Weizmann Institute...

Covid-19

TAU to partner with InnoCan Pharma on revolutionary COVID-19 treatment

Written on April 21, 2020.

The technology, which is expected to be administered by inhalation, will be tested on several lung infections InnoCan Pharma Corporation announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, InnoCan Pharma Ltd. of Herzliya...

Covid-19

Antisemitic Manifestations Worldwide – 2019 and the Beginning of 2020

Written on April 20, 2020.

First came Halle, and then the Corona In honor of Yom haShoah, Israel’s Holocaust Remembrance Day, Tel Aviv University’s Kantor Center for the Study of Contemporary European Jewry has released its...

Anti-Semitism

TAU Scientist Awarded U.S. Patent for Novel Coronavirus Vaccine Design

Written on April 19, 2020.

The patent, approved in March, covers a vaccine that targets the most vulnerable point in a coronavirus’s structure, through which it penetrates human cells Researchers worldwide are racing at breakneck...

Covid-19

Donated Equipment Aids in Urgent Coronavirus Research

Written on April 6, 2020.

Shmunis family gift ramps up the scientific capabilities of the School of Molecular Cell Biology and Biotechnology. With COVID-19 coronavirus infections surging in Israel and worldwide, TAU biomedical specialists...

Covid-19

Tel Aviv University Sets Up Emergency Lab to Expand COVID-19 Testing

Written on April 5, 2020.

specialized lab, run by TAU researchers and graduate students, was built in 3 days University has built an emergency COVID-19 testing lab, which will allow Israel to perform an additional 2,000 coronavirus tests...

Covid-19

Students Volunteer to Increase and Improve Coronavirus Testing Across Israel

Written on March 22, 2020.

Over 1000 medical and graduate students join initiative to assist medical and laboratory teams. Israeli hospitals and universities, including Tel Aviv University, have joined forces to build an enormous student...

Public Health

TAU researcher launches urgent push to beat corona

Written on March 18, 2020.

Dr. Natalia Freund is analyzing immunity of Israelis who have recovered from the virus. TAU researcher Dr. Natalia Freund and her team have abandoned their everyday work of isolating antibodies for HIV...

Medicine & Health

What’s more important? Privacy vs. public health

Written on March 17, 2020.

Experts from Tel Aviv University answer questions about the coronavirus crisis. On Saturday, March 14, Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu stated that the government intends to use various digital...

Public Health

New sleep method strengthens brain’s ability to retain memories

Written on March 12, 2020.

Process that uses smell can strengthen memories stored in one side of the brain, say TAU researchers. A new joint study by Tel Aviv University and Weizmann Institute of Science researchers has yielded an...

Neuroscience

Can blood pressure in your twenties cause cognitive decline in your fifties?

Written on March 5, 2020.

TAU and Northwestern University study proves treatment for high blood pressure must begin decades earlier than it does now. High blood pressure, or hypertension, affects everything from your arteries to...

Medicine & Health

Medical breakthrough: a cure for eczema?

Written on February 24, 2020.

A new finding could pave the way to developing treatments for various conditions, including asthma. Atopic dermatitis, a chronic inflammatory disorder, affects some 30 million Americans every year. It is the...

Medicine & Health

What’s it like to study at TAU?

Written on February 23, 2020.

Petr Pesov, a student at the International B.A. in Liberal Arts program and founder of the Youth Innovation Forum, Petr has found Tel Aviv to be full of surprises. Where are you from? I was born in Russia...

student stories

Rethinking our plan(e)t

Written on February 19, 2020.

A new exhibition at TAU’s Genia Schreiber University Art Gallery combines stunning photos, nature, and tech “Plan(e)t”, a new exhibition at the Genia Schreiber University Art Gallery, has turned...

Zoology

Careful, it’s viral

Written on February 17, 2020.

Got questions about the deadly coronavirus? TAU researchers have the answers Are global preparations for the coronavirus outbreak enough? Is the bad PR bats have been getting justified? And how do you build...

Combined Sciences, Engineering, Medicine & Health

Disease found in fossilized dinosaur tail afflicts humans to this day

Written on February 12, 2020.

The rare disease LCH has been discovered in the remains of a dinosaur that lived in Canada 60 million years ago, TAU researchers say The fossilized tail of a young dinosaur that lived on a prairie in southern...

Biohistory

Iron Age Temple Complex Discovered Near Jerusalem Calls Into Question Biblical Depiction of Centralized Cult

Written on February 3, 2020.

Tel Moẓa site proves there were other sanctioned temples besides the official temple in Jerusalem, TAU and IAA researchers say In 2012, a monumental Iron Age temple complex dating to the late 10th and early ninth...

Archeology

8 TAU Big ideas That Are Helping to Fight Cancer

Written on February 3, 2020.

Ground-breaking research sheds lights on disease and treatments Cancer is the world’s leading cause of death. It is notoriously hard to combat because it refers to 150 different conditions. Multidisciplinary...

Medicine & Health

Recalculating: when research starts one way and ends another

Written on February 2, 2020.

From medicine to geology to archaeology, sometimes science takes an unexpected turn into uncharted territory We’re always told that the journey is just as important as the destination. This is true in many aspects...

Archeology, Biblical studies, Bio-Engineering, Biohistory, Combined Sciences

Human body parts ‘on-a-chip’ could revolutionize drug testing

Written on January 28, 2020.

A new system will drastically shorten the time it takes to develop safe and effective medication The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approves only 13.8% of all tested drugs, and these numbers are even...

Bio-Engineering, Neuroscience

New study reveals palace bureaucracy in ancient Samaria

Written on January 23, 2020.

Researchers find different inscriptions were penned by the same author, bringing together math, physics and archaeology The ancient Samaria ostraca — eighth-century BCE ink-on-clay inscriptions unearthed at...

Archeology

Siblings of children with intellectual disabilities better at empathy, teaching

Written on January 15, 2020.

TAU research suggests positive impact of relationships between children and their siblings with intellectual disabilities The sibling relationship is the longest most people will enjoy in their lifetimes and is...

Education

TAU study among top 12 most important in the world

Written on January 9, 2020.

Prof. Yoel Rak’s anthropology study was selected by Science Magazine as one of the scientific breakthroughs of 2019 Each year, Science Magazine, arguably the world’s most prestigious scientific publication,...

Anthropology

TAU Trust and UK Jewish Film collaboration!

Written on November 20, 2019.

Europe’s biggest Jewish Film Festival enjoyed a screening of Oscar nominated Director and Tel Aviv University Film School alumni’s powerful new film “Chained” on the sobering themes of sexual harassment and domestic...

Film, TAU Trust News

Antibacterial fillings from TAU may combat recurring tooth decay

Written on July 10, 2019.

New material may prevent one of the costliest and most prevalent bacterial diseases in the world Tooth decay is among the costliest and most widespread bacterial diseases. Virulent bacteria cause the acidification...

Medicine & Health

Are American Jews and Israel growing apart?

Written on July 4, 2019.

The Center for the Study of the United States at TAU teams up with the American Jewish Committee (AJC) to explore the shifting attitudes of American Jews toward Israel Over a third...

Politics & Society

From VR to the migrant crisis at TAU’s international film festival

Written on July 2, 2019.

International students, filmmakers and glitterati attend to 21st edition of the TAU student film festival, held throughout the city of Tel Aviv The Tel Aviv International Student...

Arts & Culture, Film

TAU scientist elected EMBO member

Written on June 24, 2019.

Prof. Judith Berman will now be a member of the The European Molecular Biology Organization which promotes excellence in the life sciences Tel Aviv University’s Prof. Judith Berman was...

Medicine & Health

Pope welcomes Israeli, Jordanian, Palestinian bird experts

Written on June 11, 2019.

Scientists go to Vatican to share excitement about the cross-border barn-owl project for pest control (and peace) that originated in Israel. Israeli, Jordanian, Palestinian and Swiss bird experts recently...

Zoology

New system for detecting Parkinson’s early

Written on June 10, 2019.

New method tracks early stages of protein aggregation involved in Parkinson’s Parkinson’s disease is a debilitating neurodegenerative disease, affecting everything from speech, posture and gait...

Medicine & Health

Early Humans Deliberately Recycled Flint To Create Tiny, Sharp Tools

Written on May 30, 2019.

Exceptional conditions at Israel’s Qesem Cave preserved 400,000-year-old “tool kit,” TAU researchers say A new Tel Aviv University study finds that prehistoric humans “recycled”...

Archeology

New evidence points to existence of Biblical figure

Written on May 6, 2019.

A line of the Mesha Stele inscription lends credence to the story of Balaam in the Book of Numbers, Tel Aviv University researchers say he legendary King Balak from the Book of Numbers may have been a real...

Archeology

Violent attacks against Jews worldwide spiked 13% in 2018

Written on May 6, 2019.

The U.S. saw highest number of cases – over 100 – of severe violence against Jews in the world, annual Tel Aviv University Kantor Center study reports Thirteen Jews were murdered in the world in 2018, and...

Anti-Semitism

Discovery of a binary star orbited by three planets

Written on May 6, 2019.

Discovery by a team of researchers, including Prof. Tsevi Mazeh from the School of Physics and Astronomy Astronomers have discovered a third planet in the Kepler-47 system, turning the system’s to be one of...

Astronomy

Over 400 People Attend Launch of “Astronomy on Tap”

Written on April 22, 2019.

The School of Physics and Astronomy inaugurated a new public outreach activity – short astronomy-related presentations at a bar. The first event was held at the Kanta Bar in Tel Aviv on Tuesday, April...

Astronomy

TAU Scientists Print First 3D Heart Using Patient’s Own Cells and Materials

Written on April 15, 2019.

Engineered heart completely matches the immunological, cellular, biochemical and anatomical properties of the patient In a major medical breakthrough, Tel Aviv University researchers have “printed”...

Medicine & Health

New genetically encoded sensor isolates hidden Leukemic cells

Written on March 29, 2019.

Cells express surface markers that help them escape most targeted therapies, Tel Aviv University researchers say Understanding how leukemic stem cells are regulated has become an important area of cancer...

Medicine & Health

New blood test could detect genetic disorders during first trimester

Written on March 8, 2019.

Test could map the fetal genome and detect innumerable diseases caused by minuscule impairments, Tel Aviv University researchers say Tel Aviv University researchers have developed a new blood test for genetic...

Medicine & Health

Adolescents with Celiac disease at higher risk of eating disorders

Written on March 3, 2019.

Teenage girls who are overweight and have Celiac Disease are at highest risk of developing eating disorders Celiac disease is a chronic condition, characterized by inflammation and atrophy of the small intestine....

Medicine & Health

Are two brains better than one?

Written on February 19, 2019.

In scientific research, sometimes 1 + 1 equals more than 2 What do scientists need to become a winning team? Is it true that the opposites attracts? Or is it that research based on a rivalry...

Combined Sciences, Engineering, Humanities, Medicine & Health

A match made in Megiddo

Written on February 13, 2019.

How the chemistry between archaeology and physics researchers led to groundbreaking discoveries about biblical history Sometimes when you’ve stopped looking for a solution is exactly when...

Archeology, Physics

Inside a bat’s brain

Written on February 13, 2019.

Prof. Yaniv Assaf and Prof. Yossi Yovel are working together on a unique collection of brain scans of different mammals It’s a chicken versus egg scenario: Does behavior build a neural network or does...

Zoology

Conversations in the Clean Room

Written on February 13, 2019.

At the shared laboratories of the Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, casual conversations between scientists can lead to breakthroughs A chemist and a physicist walk into a clean room. No, this...

Astronomy, Chemistry, Physics

Inside a bat’s brain

Written on February 13, 2019.

Zoology

Dr. Mordechai Gerlic’s Paper on the Cover of The FEBS Journal

Written on February 11, 2019.

IL-33 is a pro-inflammatory cytokine that plays a role in a range of inflammatory diseases. To date, the mechanism underlying its release in cells is not fully understood. A recent work led by MD/PhD student...

Medicine & Health

Connecting through Music

Written on January 28, 2019.

TAU’s Institute for Promoting Dialogue through Music is pioneering a new tool for bringing people closer together In Israel’s fractured society – Arab vs. Jew; religious vs. secular; Ashkenazi vs. Sephardi;...

Music, Tel Aviv University

Pure Escapism

Written on January 28, 2019.

The new Escape Room Project provides a creative way of making learning more fun University exams are not the easiest time for students. The pressure leads to thoughts of escape – to anywhere except the...

Neuroscience

TAU-led team discovers new way black holes are “fed”

Written on January 24, 2019.

These “giant monsters” were observed suddenly devouring gas in their surroundings Supermassive black holes weigh millions to billions times more than our sun and lie at the center of most...

Astronomy

Our 2018 Highlights- Dan David research is at the Top

Written on January 4, 2019.

The 2018 Altmetric Top 100; The PLOS Blogs (SciComm) Top 6 Human Evolution Discoveries of 2018; The Ynet top Scientific Research for 2018 Dan David Centerf for Human Evolution and Biohistory Research at Tel Aviv...

Biohistory, Biology & Evolution