A new study by Tel Aviv University (TAU), the Technion, and Tel Aviv Medical Center (Ichilov) provides the first evidence in humans that brain activity associated with the expectation of reward has a measurable effect on the body’s response to a specific vaccine. The study was conducted through a collaboration between two research groups: the… Read More
Tel Aviv University (TAU) has announced a new International MA degree in Jewish Studies, a dynamic program in English offering an in-depth exploration of Jewish civilization from antiquity to the present. Hosted within the framework of TAU’s Lester and Sally Entin Faculty of Humanities and in collaboration with TAU’s Lowy International School and the Koret… Read More
A joint study by Tel Aviv University (TAU) and the University of Haifa set out to solve a scientific mystery: how a soft coral is able to perform the rhythmic, pulsating movements of its tentacles without a central nervous system. The study’s findings may change the way we understand movement in the animal kingdom in… Read More
Reposted from the Jewish News Service (JNS) American Friends of Tel Aviv University (AFTAU) has appointed Dima Shimelfarb as Vice President of Development for the Eastern Region, a newly-created role designed to strengthen the organization’s national fundraising presence. The announcement was made by Ben Pery, CEO of AFTAU, who noted that the appointment is part… Read More
Imagine sitting across from someone describing two movies to you. You listen attentively, trying to decide which one interests you more — but during that time, without noticing, your face already reveals what you prefer. You smile slightly when they smile, raise your eyebrows when they surprise you, tense your muscles when they emphasize something…. Read More
A new international study led by the Gray Faculty of Medical & Health Sciences at Tel Aviv University (TAU) finds that melanoma cancer cells paralyze immune cells by secreting extracellular vesicles (EVs), tiny, bubble-shaped containers secreted from a given cell. Cancer cells essentially fire these vesicles at the immune cells that attack it, disrupting their… Read More
A new study led by researchers from the Gray Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences at Tel Aviv University (TAU) for the first time offers a coherent biological explanation for how breast cancer cells manage to “settle” in the brain, one of the most fatal challenges in oncology. The brain consists of completely different cells… Read More
A new study from the Coller School of Management at Tel Aviv University (TAU) and the Tilburg School of Social and Behavioral Sciences in the Netherlands reveals a surprising insight into how we deal with information. Contrary to the common view that “willful ignorance” is primarily a way to avoid moral responsibility toward others, the study… Read More