Hebrew University Team Teaches an Old Drug New Tricks

Tuesday, May 5, 2020

New Delivery for Antibiotics Arms Medicine in the Fight against Antibiotic Resistance and COVID-19 Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have developed an injectable antibiotic...

Innovative therapy based on the research of senior physician from Hadassah- HU Hospital to assist coronavirus victims

Wednesday, Feb 19, 2020

Israeli firm ready to assist coronavirus victims with novel drug The innovative therapy is based on the research of Prof. Dror Mevorach, a senior...

Three Hebrew U doctors weigh on the fear of coronavirus hitting the Middle East

Wednesday, Feb 19, 2020

The Middle East joins the global community in panicking over a possible coronavirus epidemic. The deadly virus originated in China’s Wuhan province and so far is responsible for 56 deaths...

Israeli Docs Strike Big Blow to “Superbugs”

Monday, Jan 13, 2020

Hebrew U. Team Brings Hope to Patients with Life-Threatening, Drug-Resistant Infections Every year in the United States, more than 35,000 people die and 2.8 million get sick from...

Cigarette Smoke Damages Our Mental Health, Too

Thursday, Jan 9, 2020

New Hebrew University Research Coincides with National Ban on Tobacco Advertising and Retail Displays. For decades, doctors have warned us about the health risks of smoking. However, their...

Home for the Holidays – But Will Grandpa Remember Me? Now there’s Hope; Hebrew University Team Finds TB Vaccine Lowers Rates of Alzheimer’s Disease in Cancer Patients

Tuesday, Dec 24, 2019

Hebrew University Professor Hervé Bercovier, Credit: Lior Mizrahi Holidays are a time for family. Festive gatherings with parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles create memories that last...

Designer Babies? Selecting Embryos for Traits like Height and IQ is Still Far Off

Sunday, Nov 24, 2019

Hebrew University research finds genetic selection of embryos can increase IQ only by 2-3 points and contains hidden pitfalls. Ever...

Hebrew University’s New MRI Technique Can “See” diseased brain tissue without resorting to dangerous procedures

Tuesday, Jul 30, 2019

MRI’s give us a picture of our body’s insides—organs, bones, nerves and soft tissue. But what if MRI’s could show us the molecular makeup of our body parts, and help doctors...

Scientists Have Created 'Decoy' Molecules That Can Kill Cancer Cells By Fooling Them

Tuesday, May 14, 2019

Professor Rotem Karni and his team at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem presented a new technology to fight cancer. They designed decoy molecules that attract proteins in cancer cells that would...

Researchers Created Embryo Stem Cells Out of Skin

Tuesday, May 14, 2019

No more need for a sperm and egg to conceive? A new groundbreaking study by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem found a way to transform skin cells into the three major stem cell types that comprise...