Tag: Tel Aviv University
Israeli team prevents memory deterioration in Alzheimer’s animal model
Tel Aviv University researchers have found a method of preventing memory deterioration in the animal model of Alzheimer’s disease, the university announced on Tuesday.
The study, conducted in collaboration with the Hebrew University and published...
Israeli academia climbs in international rankings
Three Israeli universities appear in the 2023 Academic Ranking of World Universities' top 100 list that the ShanghaiRanking Consultancy published on Tuesday.
The Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot climbed to No. 67 from last...
Antisemitism is alive and well in the United States
Antisemitism is on the rise throughout the Western world, particularly targeting haredi Jews and particularly in certain Diaspora urban centers, according to The Center for the Study of Contemporary European Jewry at Tel Aviv University.
The finding...
Study: Israeli coastline contaminated with two million tons of microplastics
The Israeli coastline is contaminated with over two million tons of microplastics, according to a new Tel Aviv University study. The most polluted Israeli beaches were found to be in Tel Aviv and Hadera.
The...
Led by Tel Aviv University researchers, spaceship ‘Gaia’ identifies two new planets
A new discovery led by researchers from Tel Aviv University: The spaceship “Gaia” from the European Space Agency (ESA) recently identified two new planets in remote solar systems. Since this is the first time...
TAU researchers develop experimental drug for autism and other syndromes
Tel Aviv University researchers have unraveled a mechanism shared by mutations in genes that cause autism.
They have also developed an experimental drug that could lead to effective treatments not only for autism, but also...
Tel Aviv University’s sports center named after Israeli-Canadian philanthropist Sylvan Adams
Tel Aviv University named a new sports center after Canadian-Israeli businessman and philanthropist Sylvan Adams in a special ceremony on Wednesday. The new center will include an Olympic-size swimming pool and optimal training conditions,...
Minor head injury leads to chronic syndrome in one of four kids
One in four children discharged from the emergency room after sustaining mild head injuries went on to suffer from persistent post-concussion syndrome that can last for years, new Israeli research shows.
Persistent post-concussion syndrome includes...
UAE publishes book on Zionism written by Tel Aviv University researchers
For the first time since the signing of the Abraham Accords, an Israeli research book has been published in Abu Dhabi, announced Tel Aviv University.
The UAE’s largest public research institute—the Emirates Center for Strategic...
Prehistoric humans recycled old tools to honor ancestors
Prehistoric human beings collected and recycled old tools, possibly to preserve their ancestors’ memory, according to scientists at Tel Aviv University who examined flint tools from 500,000 years ago found at an archeological site...