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Tel Aviv University study opens path to gene therapy for ALS
A new Israeli-led study identifies an RNA-based therapy that may halt ALS progression and regenerate nerve cells.. (The Jerusalem Post, November 12, 2025)
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. (The Jerusalem Post, October 20, 2025)
Moths can hear plants: Israeli study finds insects respond to plant distress calls
A groundbreaking Tel Aviv University study finds that female moths avoid laying eggs on stressed plants, based on ultrasonic sounds the plants emit; The research offers the first direct evidence of acoustic communication between plants and animals, opening a new scientific frontier. (Ynet, July 15, 2025)
Tel Aviv University breaks new ground in cancer detection, treatment with new innovation
The researchers predicted that the new tool will enable the development of personalized therapeutics by monitoring PTEN activity in various biological settings. (The Jerusalem Post, March 3, 2025)
Study reveals that bats experience hearing loss in old age
Researchers in Israel have discovered that bats lose their hearing in old age just like humans do. Yet the study, suggests that, because they roost in extremely noisy colonies that would quickly damage the hearing of humans and other mammals, bats may have evolved some innate ability to limit this age-associated hearing loss. (Eurekalert, 30 March, 2023)
Is ALS reversible? -TAU study
Researchers from Tel Aviv University identified the biological mechanism causing nerve destruction in the neurodegenerative disease ALS. (The Jerusalem Post, 15 December, 2021)
What is the biological process behind the feeling of empathy? - study
The study, led by TAU's Dr. Inbal Ben Ami Bartal, studied the process inside a rat's brain during situations of distress. (The Jerusalem Post, October 1, 2021)
