Hebrew University Researchers Discover Promising Treatment for Aggressive Brain Tumors

Tuesday, Nov 20, 2018

Glioblastoma is a serious and incurable brain cancer. Patients receiving this diagnosis typically have 11-20 months to live. One of the main difficulties in treating this cancer is that its cells...

Counting (on) Sheep? Promising Gene Therapy for Visually-Impaired Sheep Now Safe for Human Trials

Tuesday, Sep 18, 2018

Back in 2009, a group of Israeli researchers identified a herd of Awassi sheep suffering from “day blindness”. As its name implies, these sheep were blind during the day (in bright light) but...

For First Time in 40 Years, Cure for Acute Leukemia Within Reach Hebrew University Drug Trials Show 50% Cure Rate in Lab Mice

Wednesday, Aug 29, 2018

Acute myeloid leukemia is one of the most aggressive cancers. While other cancers have benefitted from new treatments, there has been no encouraging news for most leukemia patients for the past 40...

One drug could treat Alzheimer’s, MS, Crohn’s and more

Friday, May 11, 2018

Could one drug effectively treat incurable inflammatory diseases such as Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, rheumatoid arthritis and multiple sclerosis as well as neurodegenerative maladies such...

Prolonged acetaminophen use during pregnancy linked to increased ASD and ADHD risk

Tuesday, Apr 24, 2018

In a first-of-its-kind meta-analysis, researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have found a link between prolonged use of drugs containing acetaminophen (paracetamol or Tylenol) during...

Scientists generate an atlas of the human genome using stem cells

Monday, Apr 23, 2018

Human gene atlas opens up new avenues for studying cancer and genetic disorders. Scientists from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have generated an atlas of the human genome using a...

Koret School of Veterinary Medicine: Israel’s only veterinary school

Tuesday, Apr 10, 2018

Hebrew University’s Koret School of Veterinary Medicine, Israel’s only veterinary school, was founded in 1985. Professor Kalman Perk established the school, which is part of the...

Press : China Xinhua News : Friend or Foe? How the Unconscious Mind Picks Out Faces in a Crowd

Tuesday, Feb 20, 2018

You see a lot of people in the crowd – but who do you notice? And why did you pick out one face and not the...

Friend or Foe? How the Unconscious Mind Picks Out Faces in a Crowd

Tuesday, Dec 19, 2017

Hebrew University Researcher Discovers Dominance and Threat Top the List of Faces a Brain will Quickly Register Within a Crowd Imagine you’re walking down a busy street like Times Square in New...

Press : Jerusalem Post : Hebrew University Faculty of Medicine gets Ben-Yehuda as first woman dean

Thursday, Oct 12, 2017

For the first time since the Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s medical faculty was established in 1949, a woman has been named as its head. Prof. Dina Ben-Yehuda will be the second woman to...