Tel Aviv University (TAU) researchers have proven that a drug delivery system based on lipid nanoparticles can utilize RNA to overcome resistance to both chemotherapy and immunotherapy in cancer treatments. The study opens a new path to a personalized and precisely targeted battle against cancer. The study was led by TAU Vice President for R&D… Read More
A new study by Tel Aviv University (TAU), Kaplan Medical Center, and Shamir Medical Center (Assaf Harofeh) found that one in four children (25.3%) who have been discharged from the emergency room after a mild head injury are misdiagnosed and continue to suffer from persistent post-concussion syndrome for many years. This syndrome includes chronic symptoms… Read More
An international study led by a Tel Aviv University (TAU) researcher describes a novel technology that can assist many patients who are implanted with bioprosthetic heart valves. By genetically engineering the biological component in the valve, it is possible to avoid immunological attack and calcification risk, offering next-generation durable bioprosthetic heart valves. Dr. Vered Padler-Karavani… Read More
Researchers from Tel Aviv University (TAU) and Israel’s Shamir Medical Center were able to successfully relieve the symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in military combat veterans using a new protocol of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT). In a controlled clinical trial involving Israeli army veterans who suffered from treatment-resistant PTSD, the approach demonstrated significant… Read More
Researchers from the Sagol Center for Regenerative Biotechnology at Tel Aviv University (TAU) have engineered 3D human spinal cord tissues and implanted them in laboratory animal models with long-term chronic paralysis. The encouraging result was an approximately 80% success rate in restoring walking abilities. Now the researchers are preparing for the next stage of the… Read More
A new international study led by Tel Aviv University (TAU) has determined that a ketogenic diet may reduce the effects of brain damage after traumatic injury. The study indicates that the diet improves spatial memory and visual memory, lowers brain inflammation indices, causes less neuronal death, and slows down the rate of cellular aging. The… Read More
Researchers at Tel Aviv University (TAU) have successfully treated autism in animal models with medical cannabis oil. The researchers found that this treatment improves both behavioral and biochemical parameters of autism. The study was led by PhD student Shani Poleg and Professor Daniel Offen of TAU’s Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Felsenstein Medical Research Center, and… Read More
A TAU-led research team has uncovered a core mechanism that causes ALS and succeeded in reversing its effects. While the root cause of ALS remains unknown, the discovery reveals the basic biological mechanism that leads to nerve destruction in the early stages of the incurable disease that afflicts an estimated one out of every 400… Read More