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Oral inflammation may impair female fertility, new Israeli research shows

Could gum disease affect fertility? A new study suggests oral inflammation may impair reproductive health.

An illustrative image of a mouth swab for DNA testing
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Air pollution and extreme heat linked to more migraine attacks, Israeli study finds

Mourners hug each other at a funeral in Jerusalem in March during the latest Iranian conflict.

AI tools can help reduce anxiety and depression symptoms, Israeli study finds

NEGEV DESERT - APRIL 06 2011:Israeli farmers desert farming planting vines in a desert farm in the Negev, Israel. Israel is a world-leader in agricultural technologies despite its dry climate

Can fungus farming make tomatoes taste better? Israeli researchers say yes


New, promising oral HIV medication receives promising results in late-stage trial

Merck's drug is an antiretroviral treatment, a combination of medicines used to stop the reproduction of the virus.

 FDA approves Yeztugo: Gilead's new twice-yearly HIV prevention injection.

Israeli-American collaboration aims to crack hidden code of human genome through AI

"AI has the power to unlock the secrets of the human genome and transform health care for billions of people worldwide,” said NVIDIA.

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Scientists discover RNA molecules from a mammoth that went extinct 40,000 years ago

The never-before-seen biological snapshot provides insight into the young mammoth's final moments, expanding our knowledge of creatures that went extinct tens of thousands of years ago.

People in protective suits examine a frozen woolly mammoth from Siberia named "Yuka" during a media preview at the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taipei November 6, 2013.

Massive emerald gemstone found in Madagascar's presidential palace

Mines Minister Carl Andriamparany called the gemstone a collector's dream, adding that officials have found no record of a similar stone ever documented in Madagascar.

Madagascar's new military ruler, Colonel Michael Randrianirina, speaks after being sworn in as president on Friday taking over from Andry Rajoelina following a coup that ousted him, at the constitutional court in Antanariv , Madagascar, October 17, 2025

Israeli woman's vision restored in world's first-ever 3D-printed cornea implant

The new Israeli technology allows for the creation of hundreds of cornea implants from a single donor sample, offering a scalable solution.

The surgery team working on the implant at Rambam Hospital in Haifa.

Light’s hidden magnetic power may lead to faster, more precise optical devices, study finds

A Hebrew University study finds light’s magnetic field plays a larger role in material behavior than believed, with implications for optical and quantum technologies.

 An aerial view of Hebrew University of Jerusalem's Mount Scopus campus.

Food self-sufficiency unfeasible for Israel, new research shows

While Israel could produce enough plant-based foods for survival, full self-sufficiency would come at a staggering cost and be reliant on vegetative food production.

FARMERS AT Moshav Sde Nitzan, in the northern Negev.

Before pugs or Great Danes: Doggie diversity in size and shape began at tail end of Ice Age

These findings contradict the notion that such diversity was mainly a relatively new phenomenon driven by selective breeding in recent centuries.

A Pug dog called Harley, and star of the film "Patrick" poses for photographs at the film's premiere in London, Britain June 27, 2018.

Scientists in Brazil starve trees of water to test Amazon's limits

Like hospital patients, the vital signs of 61 of the trees are measured, including sap and carbon dioxide flow, respiration and temperature, with solar-powered equipment.

 The Amazon rainforest.

AI-assisted system could revolutionize early cancer detection

In earlier times, cells would have to be hand-checked, in a process that took time and effort and offered little reward. MAGIC allows for scientists to check over 100,000 cells in a single day.

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