ELUCIDATING THE BRAIN’S WHITE MATTER

Monday, Oct 11, 2021

Results from running Nissel ST technique on a single slice from a human hemisphere. We can see the nerve fiber orientation map (the orientation is color-coded according to the half-circle on the...

Israeli-German Team Taps Mortality Data to Uncover which Countries have Underreported their COVID-19 Deaths and the Extent of their Deception

Tuesday, Aug 3, 2021

(Jerusalem, August 3, 2021)—For the past year and a half, many of our decisions regarding whether it is safe to fly to country X or to vacation in country Y have been based a given country’s...

FACING CLIMATE CHANGE TOGETHER: UAE MINISTER OF FOOD AND WATER SECURITY MEETS AGTECH AND FOODTECH EXPERTS AT HEBREW UNIVERSITY’S SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE

Wednesday, Jul 14, 2021

Benny Chefetz, Dean of HU’s Agriculture School, Mariam Al-Muhairi, UAE Minister for Food and Water Security, Mona Khoury-Kassabri, HU’s VP of Strategy and Diversity. (Jerusalem, July 14,...

Research finds broccoli has a directly positive effect on the microbiome: “This research has considerable importance for public healthcare and individual health.”

Sunday, Jun 6, 2021

Researchers at Hebrew University have discovered new-found dietary benefits to broccoli connected to the exchange of glucose and lipids and bacteria located in the intestines. Prof. Madar,...

Ever Wonder What A Potato Feels…?

Tuesday, May 25, 2021

Hebrew U. Develops Bio-Sensor to Detect Early Signs of Plant Stress and Prevent Crop Failures from Worldwide Climate Changes In an effort to increase agricultural productivity and limit...

Protein Simulation, Experiments Unveil Clues on Origins of Parkinson’s Disease

Thursday, May 20, 2021

Researchers from Hebrew University and Penn State College of Medicine teamed up to study the different conformations of a protein called alpha-synuclein, which when combined to form harmful...

WOULD YOU LIKE SOME HEAVY WATER WITH YOUR COFFEE?

Wednesday, May 12, 2021

Hebrew U. Researchers Decipher the Sweet Taste of Heavy Water (Jerusalem, May 6, 2021)—A long-standing, unresolved puzzle concerns the taste of heavy water. Regular water has no distinct taste...

GOING GREEN: AS WORLD CELEBRATES EARTH DAY, HEBREW U. LAUNCHES NEW ACADEMIC CENTER FOR SUSTAINIBILITY

Thursday, Apr 22, 2021

Center to Promote Research Initiatives Alongside University’s “Green Campus” Sustainability Programs (Jerusalem, April 22, 2021)—As the world commemorates Earth Day 2021, the Hebrew...

Joint Hebrew U-Yale University Study Provides New Glimpse into Animal Cognition: Monkeys Have Conscious and Non-Conscious Minds

Sunday, Apr 4, 2021

It has long been known that humans possess the ability to process information and behave both at the conscious and non-conscious levels. It is this duality which allows us to think, feel, make...

CAN UNDERSTANDING CONSTIPATION HELP DIAGNOSE PARKINSON’S DISEASE EARLIER?

Sunday, Mar 14, 2021

Hebrew University researchers unveil a chain of physiological events that may help provide new methods for disease diagnosis While Parkinson’s Disease is one of the most common...

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