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Gut feeling: Hebrew University shows how your body’s stem cells fight Salmonella - study
“Our findings show that intestinal stem cells are not only responsible for tissue regeneration, but also the early defense against bacterial infection,” explained study supervisor Dr. Matan Hofree.
Mothers can protect babies from gum disease before birth, Hebrew University study finds
Grapevine: Iconic photograph
Decoding the digital pulse: How Prof. Yaniv Dover maps the flow of information and human behavior
'Moses Maimonides': A Cornell professor’s look at the Rambam - review
Images in the book include a responsum in Maimonides’s own hand, signed “Moshe” by him. It is one of many such documents discovered in the Cairo 'geniza,' a storage of Hebrew and Aramaic documents.
Black holes can move and 'reawaken,' scientists say
The data suggest that the black hole launched powerful outflows months after the star’s destruction, showing that black holes can “reawaken” episodically.
Hebrew University study discovers hidden mental health risks for youth during war
This vulnerability materialized under conditions of mass trauma – empathy was not linked to distress in regular times.
Grapevine: Our dear city
Movers and shakers in Israeli society.
Scientists unveil nano technique that could transform clean energy and tech
The materials, known as MXenes, are made up of sheets only a few atoms thick, and they can interact with light in ways that could make future technologies faster, smaller, and more efficient.
QROCODILE bites into the mystery of dark matter
The researchers recorded a small number of unexplained signals suspected to be lightweight dark matter.
Can one trust ChatGPT? Hebrew U and Cambridge University mathematicians find out
ChatGPT generates responses by predicting sequences of words learned during its training. Now, a new Israeli study shows that ChatGPT’s unpredictability may limit its reliability in a math classroom.
Corals in Gulf of Eilat survive record heatwaves, offering new hope to Israel's only reef
The findings provide a rare glimmer of hope amid a global coral crisis, as reefs worldwide collapse under rising ocean temperatures.
Gaza war drives young Israelis toward deeper faith and spirituality, study finds
According to the study, roughly one in four university students became more religious, while one in three described themselves as more spiritual.
Israeli breakthrough in diamond tech open doors to faster, reliable quantum devices
Israeli and German scientists announced the development of a method to capture nearly all the light emitted by microscopic defects in diamonds - an advance that could make quantum devices faster.