Health

Plant from Chinese medicine found effective in growing hair in bald people

A new scientific review has found that a plant used in traditional Chinese medicine may help protect hair follicles, improve blood circulation, and stimulate growth mechanisms.

The researchers note that the plant may also help prevent the premature death of follicle cells, a process that damages the normal life cycle of the hair
ASAPH AHARONI

Climate change is stripping nutrients from food, global study with Israeli expert warns

Bereaved families, friends, and soldiers stand still as a two-minute siren sounds across Israel, marking Memorial Day which commemorates the fallen Israeli soldiers and victims of terror at the site of the Nova music festival massacre, in Re'im forest, near the Israel-Gaza border, April 21.

'Ecology of healing': Israel's October 7 trauma victims say the system is failing them

Macro close up of a yellow fever mosquito sucking blood on skin.

Tel Aviv resident diagnosed with West Nile fever, first case in summer 2026, Health Ministry says


Male fertility crisis? Israeli global study finds 54% drop in testosterone levels over five decades

A large meta-analysis, studying five decades, has found a dramatic and sustained decline in testosterone levels among men, raising concerns that the male fertility crisis is deeply misunderstood.

Hebrew University of Jerusalem

British Jews shouldn't fear requesting kosher meals in hospitals - opinion

A kosher meal in a hospital should be boring, a footnote, one line on a dietary form swallowed up in the vast machinery of clinical care. Instead, it has become a test of nerve.

The NHS logo is displayed on a ambulance parked close to a nearby hospital, on October 20, 2025.

Breakthrough Israeli study finds potential path to reversing hearing loss

The researchers identified a unique biological mechanism that could enable the regeneration of sensory hair cells in the inner ear – a process previously thought to be impossible in humans.

LIVE IMAGING of ear tissue shows that blocking the Notch pathway disrupts stable cell structure, forcing green supporting cells to transform into red hair cells.

How much calcium should you take in supplements? This is the answer | Dr. Maya Rosman

Why is it recommended to prefer calcium from food, how do high doses affect blood vessels, and how to correctly calculate daily intake to protect bones without taking risks?

Calcium supplements

Foods that will protect facial skin

Vitamin E is not a substitute for sunscreen, a hat, or avoiding excessive sun exposure. But it is indeed part of the body's natural defense system. Here is how to consume enough of it.

Usually there is no need for a vitamin E supplement, unless there is an absorption problem or a specific medical recommendation

The surprising connection between your childhood and the stomach aches you suffer from today

A study has found that difficult experiences in the first years of life may alter the communication between the brain and the gut and raise the risk of abdominal problems even many years later.

What happens to the gut when a child experiences stress?

The health risk that young people do not know

More cases of melanoma are being diagnosed at relatively young ages. The explanation is not a sudden biological change in the population, but rather a combination of several factors.

More cases of melanoma are being diagnosed at relatively young ages

The debate over tomatoes: But their secret is being revealed | Dr. Maya Rosman

Meet lycopene: The powerful antioxidant that protects the heart and skin, and why olive oil and cooking actually upgrade its absorption in the body.

Tomatoes

Poison apples: The danger hiding inside your favorite fruits

Inside some of the sweetest fruits hides a chemical defense mechanism the plant developed for itself, and it is found precisely in the part most of us never eat: the seed or pit.

Fruit and vegetables sit on display at Brixton Market, London, September 27, 2020.

A doctor explains: What really happens to the body after donating blood?

What percentage of your blood is taken in a donation? Does it weaken you? Who is forbidden from donating blood – and more myths and things you did not know about blood donation.

Blood donation is one of the simplest actions that can save lives