New tool could lead to earlier diagnosis, better treatment of Parkinson’s disease

Wednesday, Jul 5, 2017

Suaad Abd-Elhadi wins a Kaye Innovation Award for a new diagnostic tool that could pave the way for early diagnosis and improved treatment of one of the most common and debilitating neurodegenerative...

Hebrew University Launches Multidisciplinary Center on Cannabinoid Research

Tuesday, Jun 6, 2017

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem has announced the launch of a Multidisciplinary Center on Cannabinoid Research (http://cannabinoids.huji.ac.il). The new Center will serve as one of the...

Congratulations to Faculty of Medicine Researchers on being awarded prestigious 2017 Kaye Award

Monday, Jun 5, 2017

Three members of the Faculty of Medicine have been named winners of this year's prestigious Kaye Innovation Awards. Prof. Yuval Dor and Dr. Ruth Shemer has been named winner of the first...

Congratulations to Yossi Buganim, on been awarded the 2017 Sir Zelman Cowen Universities Fund Prize for Discovery in Medical Research

Monday, Jun 5, 2017

The Faculty of Medicine congratulates Dr. Yossi Buganim on 2017 SZCUF Prize for Discovery in Medical Research. The prize is awarded for Dr. Buganim’s contribution and discovery in the field of...

Congratulations to Prof. Chaya Kalcheim and Dr. Joshua Goldberg for the 2017 Prusiner-Abramsky Research Award

Tuesday, May 16, 2017

The Faculty of Medicine congratulates Prof. Chaya Kalcheim and Dr. Joshua Goldberg for the 2017 Prusiner-Abramsky Research Prize. The Prusiner-Abramsky Research Award is intended for...

Hebrew University Researchers Offer Hope for HIV Patients

Wednesday, Nov 2, 2016

Two Hebrew University scientists believe they reached a breakthrough in destroying the HIV virus and announced plans to begin clinical trials on human beings within three months. When a person...

Hebrew University Study Proposes New Way to Predict Heart Disease

Wednesday, Aug 3, 2016

The idea that plasma high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) protects against coronary heart disease has been part of medical conventional wisdom for five decades. HDL-C has traditionally...

A Deadly Bacterial Game of Hide and Seek

Sunday, Feb 21, 2016

The majority of disease-causing bacteria in the body are rendered harmless by the protective effects of the immune system. Those that manage to escape the immune system can be killed by...

HU Research Reshapes Future of Psychiatric Medicine & Depression

Tuesday, Nov 3, 2015

Groundbreaking research, headed by Prof. Raz Yirmiya of The Hebrew University, advances psychiatry’s understanding and ability to treat depression. Yirmiya was the senior editor of an article,...

Scientists Believe Alzheimer’s Is A Collection Of Diseases That Should Be Classified And Treated Separately

Tuesday, Nov 3, 2015

Alzheimer’s disease, neurons with amyloid plaques Deciphering the mechanism that underlies the development of Alzheimer’s disease in certain families but not in others, researchers at The...