A new international study led by a research team from Tel Aviv University (TAU) has revealed that simply repeating an image, whether authentic or AI-generated, increases the likelihood that viewers will believe it is real. The researchers found that repeated images are more likely to be perceived as representing a real person, location, or an… Read More
A new study from the Gray Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences at Tel Aviv University (TAU) may mark a breakthrough in the treatment of Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE), a chronic inflammatory disease of the esophagus caused by food allergies. EoE leads to difficulty swallowing, chest and abdominal pain, and even growth delays in children. Its… Read More
Researchers from Tel Aviv University (TAU) and Sheba Medical Center have grown human kidney organoids, a synthetic 3D organ culture, from tissue stem cells in the laboratory, mirroring human fetal kidney development for the first time. The current model has matured and stayed stable for over a half a year. Previous kidney organoids mimicking development… Read More
In 1902, three prominent Jewish biologists established the Biologische Versuchsanstalt (BVA) in then Austro-Hungarian Vienna. Now an international team led by Professor Oded Rechavi of Tel Aviv University (TAU) has been awarded a $1.2 million grant by the prestigious Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) to follow in their footsteps. HFSP is known for its highly… Read More
An international group of researchers led by Tel Aviv University (TAU) astronomers observed a flare caused when a star falls onto a black hole and is destroyed. But, surprisingly, this flare occurred about two years after a nearly identical flare named AT 2022dbl appeared at exactly the same location. This is the first confirmed case… Read More
A new study from Tel Aviv University (TAU) proves an acoustic interaction between plants and insects. The researchers found that female months decide where to lay their eggs based on ultrasonic sounds emitted by nearby plants. When plants emitted distress sounds, the female moths chose healthy plants that were not emitting such sounds. These sounds… Read More
Researchers from Tel Aviv University (TAU) and the Israel Institute for Biological Research in Ness Ziona have used the platform developed for COVID-19 vaccines to create the world’s first mRNA-based vaccine against a deadly, antibiotic-resistant bacterium. In the groundbreaking study, the researchers tested the vaccine’s resistance to the virulent pathogen that causes the disease and… Read More
Researchers from Tel Aviv University (TAU) and Sheba Tel Hashomer Medical Center have developed an innovative bioengineered skin equivalent for grafting in burn victims. The bioengineered skin produced from the patient’s own cells is more stable, robust, and flexible than current treatments, making it easier to handle. In a full-thickness wound model, it achieved wound… Read More