Researchers at the Gray Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences at Tel Aviv University (TAU) have introduced an innovative gene therapy method to treat impairments in hearing and balance caused by inner ear dysfunction. The treatment constitutes an improvement over existing strategies, demonstrating enhanced efficiency and holding promise for treating a wide range of mutations… Read More
Researchers at Tel Aviv University (TAU) have developed a technique to fold glass sheets into microscopic 3D photonic structures directly on a chip, a process they call photonic origami. The method could enable tiny, yet complex optical devices for data processing sensing and experimental physics. “Existing 3D printers produce rough 3D structures that aren’t optically… Read More
Surgeons in Israel will soon implant a bioengineered, personalized human spinal cord into a paralyzed patient, with the goal of enabling the patient to rise from a wheelchair and walk again. The research behind this medical advance was led by Professor Tal Dvir, Head of the Sagol Center for Regenerative Biotechnology and Head of the… Read More
A new international study led by researchers from Tel Aviv University (TAU) and the French National Centre for Scientific Research provides the first scientific evidence that Neanderthals and Homo sapiens had biological and social relations, and even interbred for the first time, in the Land of Israel. The research team found a combination of Neanderthal… Read More
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