Tel Aviv University

Blood test found to detect lung cancer with nearly 93% accuracy for average cost of $60 - study

The test involves using a dedicated chip and fluorescence analysis, in which fragments of cell-free DNA in the blood are examined for distinct methylation patterns. 

A blood test
Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman looks on during a meeting with US President Donald Trump (not pictured) in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on November 18, 2025; illustrative

Israel unlikely to improve Saudi ties despite Houthi threat, expert tells 'Post' - interview

Doctors at Shaare Zedek in Jerusalem; illustrative.

Brain drain: Israel’s medical exodus grows as nearly 1,400 doctors leave inside three years

Professor Tal Dvir

New technology emerging from TAU's Sagol Center for Regenerative Medicine


American Friends of Tel Aviv University names Ben Pery as CEO

Pery, a Tel Aviv University (TAU) alumnus, said the role is both professional and personal, noting that he is a third-generation TAU student who earned three degrees at the university.

Ben Pery, American Friends of Tel Aviv University new CEO

Tel Aviv University to honor Einav Zangauker for leadership in hostage crisis

Einav Zangauker, a leading figure of the Hostages Families Forum, will receive an honorary doctorate from Tel Aviv University for her tireless efforts to secure the return of hostages held by Hamas.

Einav Zangauker at celebrations at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv as negotiators sign deal freeing all hostages from Gaza, October 09, 2025.

How Egyptian fruit bats seasonally adapt behavior to compete with rats - study

Researchers at Tel Aviv University noticed a pattern: bats took fewer risks while scavenging in the winter, but became braver as spring approached.

Lee Harten, a PhD candidate of Tel Aviv University School of Zoology, holds an Egyptian fruit-bat during an interview with Reuters at a laboratory in the Steinhardt Museum of Natural History in Tel Aviv, Israel May 27, 2019

Kim Kardashian’s aneurysm story and the Israeli research racing to help

It’s important to separate causes from triggers. Chronic factors like hypertension and smoking contribute to aneurysm formation and rupture risk.

 Kim Kardashian has already received a robot at home

‘Green treasure’: Seaweed could fuel next wave of sustainable innovations, scientists say

Israeli researchers discovered diverse, nutrient-rich seaweeds in the Mediterranean that could power future innovations in food, medicine, cosmetics, and climate solutions.

 Enhanced seaweed, cultivated using the novel research method.

Rare Assyrian inscription unearthed near Temple Mount reveals communication with the King of Judah

The finding provides “direct evidence of official correspondence between the Assyrian Empire and the Kingdom of Judah," according to an excavation expert.

 Dr. Ayala Zilberstein, excavation director on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority, holding the rare sealing.

Tel Aviv University scientists discover key to protect nerves

Researchers identified a protein that limits myelin formation, a breakthrough that could lead to new treatments for multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer’s, and other neurological disorders.

Israel’s First Lady, Michal Herzog, TAU President, Prof. Ariel Porat, Prof. Amal Jamal & Prof. Yair Bar-Haim

Where I stand: Israel, Europe, and the moral line - opinion

I stood in Tel Aviv on the eve of war and returned to a Europe unable to speak. What I found was not debate, but the quiet collapse of courage.

Prof. Rok Spruk

TAU to award Steve Witkoff medal for role in hostage release, ceasefire deal

The US special envoy will receive the George S. Wise Medal for his courage and compassion in the service of peace and the people of Israel.

US SPECIAL ENVOY Steve Witkoff is flanked by Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv on Saturday night. If the Israel-Hamas agreement leads to Palestinian statehood, Israel can expect a tangible increase in terrorism, the writer warns.

Israeli scientists propose new way to ‘hear’ the universe’s dark matter

Dark matter is a type of matter that does not emit, absorb, or reflect light, making it invisible to telescopes.

 This is an artist's impression of a runaway supermassive black hole that was ejected from its host galaxy as a result of a tussle between it and two other black holes. As the black hole plows through intergalactic space it compresses gas and forms stars (Illustrative).