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4th Covid vaccine dose effective in protecting people over 60: Study
Jerusalem : A new Israeli-led study has found that the fourth dose of Covid vaccine is effective for protecting people aged 60 and above, Israel's largest healthcare organisation Clalit said on Thursday.The study found that a fourth dose…
4th Covid jab triples protection against severe illness in people over 60 : Israeli study
Jerusalem : A new comprehensive Israeli study has found that a fourth Covid-19 vaccine dose triples the protection against severe illness in people aged 60 or above, compared to a three-dose protection, the Israeli Health Ministry said. On…
Scientists develop new combo treatment for head and neck cancer
Jerusalem : An Israeli-led research team has developed a potential new treatment for head and neck cancer (HNC), using a targeted drug and immunotherapy, Ben Gurion University (BGU) in southern Israel has announced. The findings,…
Israel builds its 1st quantum computer
Jerusalem: Israeli scientists have developed the country's first quantum computer, Israel's Weizmann Institute of Science (WIS) has announced.In contrast to classical computers' units, quantum bits, known as qubits, can be simultaneously…
Israel detects combination of Omicron BA.1 & BA.2 sub-variants
Jerusalem : Israel's Health Ministry has announced two cases of a previously unknown coronavirus variant that areA thought to be a combination of the Omicron BA.1 and BA.2 sub-variants.According to the Ministry, the cases were discovered…
Mothers’ exposure to air pollution impact baby’s birth weight
Jerusalem : Pregnant women's exposure to air pollution has been identified as one possible factor for low-birth-weight in babies, which can further lead to poor health outcomes, researchers have shown.The study, published in the journal…
Israel approves AstraZeneca’s Covid drug for people with weakened immune systems
Jerusalem : The Israeli Ministry of Health has approved the administration of AstraZeneca's Evusheld Covid-19 drug to people with weakened immune systems.The antibody drug, which includes two injections of two types of long-acting…
Previous Covid infection may improve performance of antibodies
Jerusalem : According to a new study, although over time the number of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies fall in both previously infected and vaccinated patients, the performance of antibodies improve only after the previous infection.The researchers,…
Researchers develop artificial connections for damaged nervous systems
Jerusalem : A team of Israeli and US researchers have developed artificial connections to repair damaged nervous systems, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem has announced.Nerve damage to the brain, following accidents, strokes or diseases,…
Covid-19 may soon be detectable via an eye test
Jerusalem : An Israeli company is conducting a study on a device that measures tear film a thin fluid layer covering the ocular surface, which may help detect Covid-19 disease through a simple eye test.The tear film is a thin fluid layer…
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