A new Tel Aviv University (TAU) study reveals that bats experience a decline in their ability to hunt and orient in space during pregnancy. This impairment stems from the fact that they produce about 20 percent fewer calls, the sounds that allow them to orient themselves using echolocation, on top of flying at a slower… Read More
The 22nd annual Antisemitism Worldwide report, published by the Center for the Study of Contemporary European Jewry at Tel Aviv University (TAU) in collaboration with the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), was issued on April 17, 2023, the eve of the annual Holocaust Remembrance Day. According to the report, visibly identifiable Jews, particularly Haredi Jews, are the… Read More
A new clinical trial conducted at Tel Aviv University (TAU) has demonstrated an effective technology-driven alternative to psychiatric medications for people with social anxiety. The groundbreaking study found that Gaze-Contingent Music Reward Therapy (GC-MART) is as effective in treating social anxiety disorder as drugs from the SSRI family. The study found that the innovative treatment,… Read More
Many parents who smoke think that they are protecting their children by restricting their smoking to a porch or next to a nearby window. However, a new study from Tel Aviv University (TAU) finds that these strategies do not protect most children from exposure to tobacco smoke. In a study unique to Israel, the research… Read More
Researchers at Tel Aviv University (TAU) have for the first time recorded and analyzed sounds distinctly emitted by plants. The click-like sounds, similar to the popping of popcorn, are emitted at a volume similar to human speech but at higher frequencies, beyond the hearing range of the human ear. The researchers say that plants usually… Read More
Researchers at Tel Aviv University (TAU) have developed a hybrid micro-robot that can navigate between different cells in a biological sample, distinguish between different types of cells, identify whether they are healthy or dying, and then transport the desired cell for further study, such as genetic analysis. The micro-robot can also transfer a drug and/or… Read More
Researchers from Tel Aviv University (TAU) have found that dedicated hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is much more effective in reducing pain than the drug treatment for patients suffering from fibromyalgia as a result of a traumatic brain injury (TBI). The experiment resulted in the healing of 40% of the patients studied. The comparison was conducted… Read More
Dr. Lior Mayo of TAU’s Shmunis School of Biomedicine and Cancer Research and Sagol School of Neuroscience has been chosen to participate in SPARK TEL AVIV, part of the global SPARK program. The program was created to support academic efforts in translating discoveries into therapeutics that address unmet medical needs. Being chosen for the SPARK… Read More