A new study from Tel Aviv University (TAU) has found that the smartphones we all carry in our pockets could help collect weather data from the public to provide early warnings for wildfires and other extreme weather conditions. Professor Colin Price and PhD student Hofit Shachaf from the Department of Geophysics in TAU’s Porter School… Read More
Researchers at Tel Aviv University (TAU) examined the mechanical wear on digging valves located at the tip of the female locust’s abdomen, used to dig pits for laying eggs, and found that, unlike organs with remarkably high wear resistance such as the mandible (lower jaw), the valves wear down substantially due to the intensive digging…. Read More
A new study from Tel Aviv University (TAU) shows that people who make an effort to improve their appearance — whether this effort is real or imagined, in the physical world or on social media — act more kindly towards others and are twice as likely to donate to charity. The surprising study was led… Read More
Professor Ronit Satchi-Fainaro‘s lab at the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences at Tel Aviv University (TAU) collaborated with Professor Helena Florindo’s lab at the University of Lisbon to produce a novel nano-vaccine for COVID-19. The nano-vaccine, a 200-nanometer particle, trains the immune system against all common COVID-19 variants just as effectively as existing vaccines…. Read More
Researchers at Tel Aviv University (TAU) have determined that the NMDA receptor (NMDAR) in the brain, long studied primarily for its role in learning and memory, also plays a crucial role in stabilizing brain activity. By setting the “baseline” level for activity in neural networks, the NMDAR helps maintain stable brain function amidst continuous environmental… Read More
Researchers at Tel Aviv University (TAU) have found that a variant of the TMEM16F protein, caused by a genetic mutation, enhances the spread of Parkinson’s pathology through nerve cells in the brain. The researchers say that their discovery of a new factor in the pathology of Parkinson’s disease may serve as a target for developing… Read More
Researchers at Tel Aviv University (TAU) and the Sagol Center for Hyperbaric Medicine and Research at the Shamir Medical Center have demonstrated that hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) improves the condition of PTSD sufferers who have not responded to psychotherapy or psychiatric medications. The researchers say that their unique therapeutic protocol affects the biological brain “wound”… Read More
A new study by Tel Aviv University (TAU) and the Steinhardt Museum of Natural History has proven for the first time that bats can navigate in nature over many kilometers using only echolocation without relying on any of their other senses. The researchers say that it’s well-known that bats are equipped with a natural sonar,… Read More