STEM News

Tuesday, September 7, 2021

Researchers in Israel have conducted a study showing that vaccinating pregnant women against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) early on in the third trimester may maximize transplacental antibody transfer, potentially helping to prevent severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) during infancy.

Sunday, September 5, 2021

When the world went on lockdown, nature got a reprieve, or so it seemed.

Saturday, September 4, 2021

Hebrew University study shows lipid-lowering drug reduced inflammation in 48 hours and removed the need for oxygen support within 5 to 7 days for hospitalized COVID-19 patients.

Friday, September 3, 2021

Patients with psoriasis who received biologic drugs demonstrated a lower risk — that was statistically and clinically significant — for developing psoriatic arthritis, according to data published in Arthritis & Rheumatology.

Thursday, September 2, 2021

Technion scientists have created a wearable motion sensor capable of identifying bending and twisting, and can be applied in healthcare and manufacturing

Wednesday, September 1, 2021

Peer-reviewed research at Tel Aviv University shows previously overlooked genome alterations can be used to help identify cancer types and predict patients’ chances of survival

Tuesday, August 31, 2021

A unique nuclear property propels quantum computing into new research and applicative directions

Monday, August 30, 2021

Integrated DNA Technologies describes methods that can be used to quantify and characterize off-target editing in gene editing experiments

Friday, August 27, 2021

How SARS-CoV-2 jams an important cellular communications channel and what can be done to restore it

Wednesday, August 25, 2021

The treatment under development works against a novel target: succinate, a pro-inflammatory molecule secreted by gut bacteria.

Monday, August 23, 2021

Israeli scientists say they have identified three existing drugs that have good prospects as COVID-19 treatments, reporting that they illustrated a high ability to fight the virus in lab tests.

Thursday, August 19, 2021

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the scientific community has been bewildered by a mystery: why does the elderly population appear to be more vulnerable to COVID-19, and why are vaccines less effective in protecting them?

Wednesday, August 18, 2021

The hotspot found in the lowest layer of the ocean, just above the seabed, might be the region’s largest mating location for deep-sea sharks.

Tuesday, August 17, 2021

Scientists at Tel Aviv University boast development of technology will help find optimal treatments for each tumor and accelerate future treatments