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Bats grow “bolder” in the springtime, TAU researchers say

A new study from Tel Aviv University (TAU) reveals that fruit bats employ a variety of strategies in their competition with other animals for food. The research team examined bat behavior in the presence of black rats, which vie for the same food sources. They found that the bats’ behavior changes with the seasons and… Read More

TAU researchers discover mechanism that increases myelin production in the brain

Researchers from Tel Aviv University (TAU) have discovered a biological mechanism that boosts the production of myelin, the fatty substance that insulates nerve fibers (axons) and enables rapid, efficient transmission of electrical signals between neurons in the brain and the body. Their findings may serve as the basis for developing innovative treatments for severe neurological… Read More

TAU study reveals a new understanding of the formation of the first stars

A new study from a Tel Aviv University (TAU) researcher reveals that most massive stars formed in the early universe were born as binary systems, similar to the massive stars in our own galaxy. The research team says that these findings provide the first strong evidence that massive binary stars were common in the early… Read More

Children’s health depends on amount of fat in the liver, TAU study reveals

A new study from Tel Aviv University (TAU) and the Dana Dwek Children’s Hospital in Tel Aviv has shown that disease can be prevented in children with obesity by maintaining a low percentage of fat in the liver. The researchers used innovative methods to examine 31 Israeli children with obesity in an attempt to understand… Read More

TAU develops effective therapy without side effects for inflammatory bowel diseases

Researchers at Tel Aviv University (TAU) have developed a new approach for using locked nucleic acids (LNAs), a particularly stable type of RNA, to treat inflammatory bowel diseases such as Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. Their findings indicated improvement in all markers of systemic inflammation with no side effects. According to the researchers, this innovative… Read More

LinkedIn and PitchBook recognize TAU among world’s top business schools

Both the social networking site LinkedIn and the PitchBook entrepreneurship index recently ranked Tel Aviv University (TAU) among the top international business schools. TAU’s Coller School of Management was included at #84 in LinkedIn’s list of 2025 Top MBA Programs, ranking above those of Pace University, Northeastern University, and the George Washington University School of… Read More

TAU researchers measure memory by tracking eye movements

Researchers from Tel Aviv University (TAU) and the Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov) have measured subjects’ memory without asking whether they remembered something or not, just by tracking their eye movements as they watched animation videos. The study demonstrated that people actually remember more than they report. Moreover, this method can be used to… Read More