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Tel Aviv University Breakthrough Moves Closer to Helping People with Spinal Cord Injuries Walk Again

August 19th, 2026

For millions of people living with paralysis after spinal cord injuries, the possibility of walking again has long seemed impossible. A groundbreaking technology developed at Tel Aviv University’s Sagol Center for Regenerative Medicine could help change that. Biotechnology company Matricelf and Loewenstein Rehabilitation Medical Center, one of Israel’s leading centers for spinal cord injury rehabilitation,… Read More

Tel Aviv University Ranks Third Worldwide in Stanford’s Ranking of Research Master’s Graduates Who Founded U.S. Unicorns

August 17th, 2026

Tel Aviv University was ranked third worldwide among universities outside the United States in the number of graduates of research-oriented master’s programs, excluding MBA, who went on to found unicorn companies. With 12 unicorn founders, TAU ranks first among Israeli universities. The ranking is based on data published by Prof. Ilya Strebulaev of Stanford University,… Read More

New Tel Aviv University Study Reveals a Possible Evolutionary Secret Behind How Men Walk

August 17th, 2026

A new study from Tel Aviv University suggests that the modern human male pelvis represents a significant evolutionary innovation. Researchers found that male Neandertals had pelvic structures more similar to modern human females than to modern human males—challenging decades of assumptions about how the human pelvis evolved. A natural mechanism that acts as a shock… Read More

TAU develops simple blood test to diagnose lung cancer

August 11th, 2026

Researchers at Tel Aviv University (TAU) have developed a new method for diagnosing lung cancer: a simple, fast, low-cost blood test that does not require DNA sequencing. The method identifies a chemical fingerprint of cancer cells in the blood by analyzing cell-free DNA originating from those cells. In the study, the test distinguished between lung… Read More

TAU ranked first in Israel in 2026 Taiwan Ranking for Research Excellence

July 22nd, 2026

Tel Aviv University (TAU) has been ranked first among Israeli universities in the prestigious National Taiwan University Ranking (NTU) for 2026. Analysis of this ranking, which focuses on research excellence, shows that TAU has risen by seven places compared to last year in the international ranking, while maintaining its position as Israel’s leading university. The… Read More

TAU researchers identify mechanism that may pave the way for hearing restoration

July 6th, 2026

A groundbreaking study by a team of researchers from the Gray Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences at Tel Aviv University (TAU) offers new hope to millions of people suffering from irreversible hearing loss. The researchers have identified a unique biological mechanism that could, in the future, enable the regeneration of sensory hair cells in… Read More

How tumors recruit the immune system to their advantage

July 6th, 2026

Researchers at the Gray Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences at Tel Aviv University (TAU) have uncovered how a natural and essential immune system process can be hijacked to promote cancer progression. In its new study, the research team developed an advanced technology that enabled them to track macrophages, immune system cells, in real time… Read More

TAU researchers develop an AI eye scan technique to detect anemia and assess key blood markers

June 25th, 2026

Researchers from Tel Aviv University (TAU) and Sheba Medical Center have developed an artificial intelligence-based system that can detect anemia and estimate key blood markers using a brief video scan of blood vessels in the eye, potentially eliminating the need for traditional blood draws. In a proof-of-concept study involving 224 participants, the technology achieved 82.8%… Read More

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