Prof. Gil Yossilbesky with a scale model of his students’ gliding suit. Photo: Technion-Israel Institute of Technology.”We wanted to prove that such a suit could be designed, posing no risk to the wearer and having better performance than existing models,” …
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Israeli study shows early humans neared extinction
DNA samples from people alive today were used by the researchers to determine how the human race evolved.For a large part of its history the early human race was split into two separate species, and was so small that it …
Israeli-US study finds couples lean on gender stereotypes
Men and women tend to lean on stereotypes in areas that are more emotional.The saying that “men are from Mars, women are from Venus” is apparently backed up by new joint research at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the …
Israeli universities join global team developing robotic rats
Taking a lesson from mice and rats, which find their way in the dark with their whiskers, a multinational team that includes Israelis is developing innovative touch technologies, including a robot that will be able to quickly locate, identify and …
Israelis forge a path in the fight against cancer
In the war on cancer, Israeli research could have a major impact courtesy of the Israel Cancer Research Foundation, which is handing out seven-year grants to Israeli scientists working in this field. Since it was founded in 1975, 1,600 Israeli …
To raise boys’ standards in school, bring in the girls
It may be popular now to separate boys and girls in school, but a new study by Israeli and American researchers reveals that pupils in classes composed of over 55 percent girls get better exam results and see less aggression …
Technion researchers find that vitamin E can help diabetics avoid heart attacks
Researchers at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology and Clalit Heath Services have discovered that taking vitamin E supplements could reduce the risk of heart attacks and stroke in type II diabetics who carry a specific version of a gene. Dr. …
Israeli team works with Swazi surgeons to fight HIV
Israeli surgeons and Swazi doctors are working together to curb the world’s highest HIV infection rate by increasing the number of male circumcisions. (Photo: Inon Schenker – Jerusalem Aids Project)A three-member Israeli medical delegation is in Swaziland to teach local …
Israeli psychiatrists guide British counterparts
The Israeli and Palestinian participants in the video conference.Psychiatrists and other mental-health professionals who treat devout Jews and Muslims have more in common than they imagine. Patients who think their mental illness is divine punishment for sins; their concern that …
Israeli astrophysicists help find oldest-known planet outside solar system
V391b Pegasi and its sun are located some 4,500 light years from our solar system, and the planet is three times heavier than Jupiter, the largest planet revolving around the sun.The discovery of the oldest planet yet identified outside our …