Features on Education - Tel Aviv University

Magical tricks may help treat children with locomotor disabilities
A researcher at Tel Aviv University has found a new approach to help kids with paralysis and motor dysfunction improve their physical skills and inner confidence - magic. ANI

Think like a marathon runner to reduce work stress
A marathon mindset, i.e. starting slow but picking up pace, can help people reduce their stress load and perform better at work, researchers have pointed out. ANI

Single men, unhappily married men at increased fatal stroke risk
Get married? Well, then be grateful, for according to a new study, single men and unhappily married men may face a higher risk of fatal stroke in later decades. ANI

Were most content at 74
Some say school days are the happiest, some feel life begins at 40, but according to scientists, we are most content only when we hit 74. ANI

Soon, scorpion venom-based painkillers
Scorpion venom could be used as an alternative to dangerous and addictive painkillers like morphine, an expert has claimed. ANI

Climate change making some animals thin, while some fat
In a new study, scientists from the Tel Aviv University in Israel have determined that as a result of climate change, some animals are going on a diet, while others are gaining weight. ANI

Statins fight cataracts too
Statins, a class of drugs used to lower cholesterol levels, have been found to cut the risks of cataracts in both men and women, say researchers. ANI

How businesses can manipulate time to gain bigger profits
Israeli researchers have found that time can be manipulated to gain bigger profits and make customers happy. ANI

Smoking cessation increases cardiac health later in life
Smoking cessation significantly increases cardiac health later in life, says a new study from Tel Aviv University. ANI

Early intervention could prevent schizophrenia before it starts
In a new study, researchers at Tel Aviv University (TAU) have shown that early intervention could prevent Schizophrenia even before it starts. ANI

Environmental factors can trigger rheumatic disorders
An Israeli rheumatologist has published a report explaining how Spondylo-arthropathies, a group of common inflammatory rheumatic disorders, may be caused by environmental factors. ANI

How to avoid mid-life crisis
Midlife crisis is something that happens to most individuals somewhere around their 40s, where they expect their quality of life to decline from that point forward. ANI

Franz Kafkas unseen manuscripts to be unveiled soon
An Israeli court has ordered two sisters to throw open their cat-infested flat where their deceased mum treasured Franz Kafkas manuscripts. ANI

Estrogen may provide protection against schizophrenia
A Tel Aviv University study suggests that estrogen may help protect women from schizophrenia. ANI

Deadly scorpion venom used to develop safe, ecological pesticide
Researchers have made use of powerful, paralysing venom produced by scorpions to develop a safe and ecologically sound pesticide that immobilises animal prey on the spot. ANI

Mozarts Sonata keeps preemies healthy
A new study has shown that just 30 minutes of Mozarts sonata can help premature babies stay healthy. ANI

High-dose Vitamin E supplements do more harm than good
Indiscriminate use of high-dose Vitamin E supplementation does more harm than good, a new study has warned. ANI

New method to avoid hacking of captcha security codes
Researchers at Tel Aviv University have found a new way to fix the security holes linked with the popular captcha security mechanism- wavy letters websites ask us to type into a box-used by web pages and newsletter sign-up forms to prevent computer robots from hacking into servers and databases. ANI

Changes in kids sleep patterns predict onset of puberty
Changes in childrens sleep patterns signal puberty before physical changes develop, says a new study from Tel Aviv University. ANI

New insights into human decision making with bacterias help
Scientists have gained new insights into how humans make strategic decisions thanks to the study of bacteria living under conditions of stress. ANI

Achilles heel of cancer found in stroke drug
Finding the Achilles heel of cancer, researchers at Tel Aviv University have discovered that a drug, which was never approved for preventing the death of nerve cells after a stroke, could efficiently kill cancer cells while keeping normal cells healthy and intact. ANI

Soon, a window that washes itself
In a new research, scientists at the Tel Aviv University (TAU) have made a breakthrough in assembling peptides at the nano-scale level, which could lead to the development of a window that washes itself. ANI

How much most is?
Ever wondered what the word most really signifies? Well, a researcher from Tel Aviv Universitys Department of Linguistics has actually quantified the meaning of this commonly used word. ANI

Scientists find predator corals that eat jellyfish
In a new study, scientists have discovered the only known predator corals to eat adult jellyfish. ANI

Now, dissolving dressing for wounds to speed up healing
A revolutionary new wound dressing, developed at Tel Aviv University, can not only speed up the healing process of antibiotics but can dissolve when its job is done. ANI

Now, prosthetic SmartHand that can feel
A team of scientists has developed what is believed to be the first artificial hand that has feeling. ANI

New drug may slow down Parkinsons, Alzheimers, Huntingtons diseases
Scientists are working on the formulation of a new drug that may slow down diseases like Parkinsons, Alzheimers and Huntingtons. ANI

Scientists develop scaffold to regenerate lost or damaged bones, tissues
Lizard has a unique ability to regrow body tissue that is damaged or torn. If its tail is pulled off, it grows right back. Its an impressive feat, and one that humans are quite incapable of. ANI

People hunted and shared meat differently 200,000 years ago
New finds unearthed at Qesem Cave in Israel suggest that during the late Lower Paleolithic period, between 400,000 and 200,000 years ago, people hunted and shared meat differently than they did in later times. ANI

Scientists make thermometer to assess Earths health
Scientists at Tel Aviv University (TAU) in Israel have developed what is literally a thermometer for the Earth, which would assess the health of our planet. ANI

Mosses may provide new compass for stem cell research
Mosses can now act as a novel compass for scientists to better program stem cells for medical purposes, according to Israeli and German scientists. ANI

Jewish priesthood has multiple lineages, indicates genetic analysis
A new research on the Cohen Y chromosome has indicated that the Jewish priesthood, the Cohanim, was established by several unrelated male lines rather than a single male lineage dating to ancient Hebrew times. ANI

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