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Israeli researchers identify gene that causes elusive neurodevelopmental disorder
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (877+ words) A research team led by scientists at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and INSERM in France says it has identified for the first time a gene responsible for a severe neurodevelopmental disorder in children, in findings recently published in the…...
Year-old child dies of measles in Jerusalem, in 14th fatality of outbreak
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (769+ words) A 1-year-old child died of measles Wednesday morning, health officials in Jerusalem said, marking the 14th fatality in a months-long outbreak that has swept through ultra-Orthodox communities and areas with low immunization rates. The country is in the midst of its…...
Health Ministry recalls another batch of Nutrilon baby formula after toxin findings
1+ week, 1+ day ago (588+ words) The Health Ministry on Thursday said it was recalling a batch of baby formula, expanding on a previous recall earlier this week. Tests ordered after the first recall revealed the further presence of a bacteria-produced toxin that can cause vomiting…...
It’s gotta be the genes: Israeli study finds genetics play key role in human longevity
1+ week, 2+ day ago (620+ words) WASHINGTON (Reuters) " Many factors influence how long you live, such as diet, exercise, smoking, drinking, environment and other variables. It also helps not to get hit by a dump truck. But what about your genes? That has been a contentious…...
Survey: Technological and other gaps leave more Holocaust survivors forgoing medical care
1+ week, 4+ day ago (783+ words) Betty Boiangiu, 93, a Holocaust survivor from Romania, spends most of her day sitting by her living room window, gazing down at the street two stories below. She requires ongoing medical attention for various ailments, but said that without help from…...
A nation under strain: Official data tracks rise of depression, stress in year after Oct 7
1+ week, 5+ day ago (630+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 843 Stav Levaton is a military reporter for The Times of Israel More Israelis reported experiencing depression or stress in 2024 than they reported the year before, as the aftermath of Hamas's October 7, 2023, onslaught and ensuing war frayed…...
Fruit fly study, almost wrecked by Iran, claims to uncover key to radiation-defying cells
2+ week, 1+ day ago (1492+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 840 For years, scientists have struggled to understand why some cells die off when exposed to radiation while others not only survive, but come back stronger than before. Now, Weizmann Institute of Science researchers say they have…...
Apparent human fetus found in drain under Hadera residential building
3+ week, 15+ hour ago (155+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 834 A man located "what appeared to be a human fetus" under a building in northern Israel's Hadera on Saturday, police said. According to Hebrew media, residents of the building discovered the fetus in their drainage system…...
New study shows that female sex hormones can impact the body’s inner clocks
3+ week, 4+ day ago (1187+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 831 Israeli scientists have developed an innovative method to track the human body's circadian rhythms, finding in a new peer-reviewed study that female sex hormones have a dramatic effect on the setting of these internal circadian clocks....
Home to thousands of amputees, Israel is no longer missing a school to train prosthetists
4+ week, 1+ hour ago (1090+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 828 ADI NEGEV " Baruch Cohen, 74, the former security coordinator at Kibbutz Magen, lost his right leg while fighting against dozens of Hamas terrorists who had infiltrated the kibbutz from Gaza during the onslaught of October 7, 2023. Cohen said…...