Medicine & Health News

TAU researchers prevent memory deterioration in Alzheimer’s in an animal model

Tel Aviv University (TAU) researchers have found that suppression of neuronal activity in a small nucleus in a specific area of the thalamus (which regulates sleep states) caused a decrease in pathological activity in the hippocampus, preventing the deterioration of the memory in Alzheimer’s disease in an animal model. The researchers hope that their research… Read More

Some children with sleep disorders wrongly prescribed ADHD medicine, TAU study finds

Researchers at the Maurice and Gabriela Goldschleger School of Dental Medicine at Tel Aviv University (TAU) have found a clear correlation between sleep-disordered breathing in children and the prescription of ADHD medication, alongside a variety of other problems. According to the study’s findings, children who suffer from breathing disorders during sleep received ADHD medication at… Read More

TAU researchers discover why tanning takes time

Beachgoers are familiar with the experience of spending an afternoon in the sun, going home, and noticing that their skin has changed color hours later. A new Tel Aviv University (TAU) study uncovers the science behind the mystery of why the body’s tanning process does not occur immediately after sun exposure, but only after a… Read More

RNA-based drug delivered by nanoparticles destroys most cancer cells in bone marrow

Using an RNA-based drug delivered to multiple myeloma blood cancer cells by targeted lipid nanoparticles, researchers at Tel Aviv University (TAU) destroyed 90% of the cells under laboratory conditions and 60% of the cells in human tissues. The researchers developed lipid-based nanoparticles, similar to those used in the COVID-19 vaccine, containing RNA molecules that silence… Read More

New TAU research advances personalized medicine for infectious diseases

Researchers at Tel Aviv University (TAU) have identified a method, using experiments and computational tools, to classify two central components of the immune response that operate as a result of severe infectious disease. The discovery provides a doorway to the world of personalized medicine in the field of infectious diseases and the provision of more… Read More