Asaf Ronel
Haaretz.com
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How stampedes, like the Mount Meron tragedy, can be prevented
Studies used to blame stampedes on irrational behavior in the crowd, but modern research has found this to be flawed. An expert on mass-casualty events is convinced the Mount Meron disaster could have been prevented → Read More
The 100 million doses that have now been administered show the COVID vaccine is safe
With a track record in the real world, some conclusions can be drawn about possible side effects, which are generally minor, at a time when nearly 6,000 Israelis and more than 2.6 million worldwide have died of the virus → Read More
The 100 million doses that have now been administered show the COVID vaccine is safe
With a track record in the real world, some conclusions can be drawn about possible side effects, which are generally minor, at a time when nearly 6,000 Israelis and more than 2.6 million worldwide have died of the virus → Read More
Two months into Israel’s COVID vaccination drive, most comprehensive study yet shows level of effectiveness
The Pfizer coronavirus vaccine on average prevents 94 percent of symptomatic illness and 92 percent of serious illness, an analysis of the medical data from 1.2 million Israeli patients shows → Read More
The ‘automatic mathematician’ will allow mankind to discover new scientific insights
Researchers at Israel’s Technion – including a high-schooler – have created the ‘Ramanujan Machine,’ a revolutionary generator of conjectures on fundamental constants, which usually take a lifetime to formulate → Read More
Pfizer COVID vaccines delivering promised rate of protection, Israeli data shows
Statistical model from theoretical physics finds that 28 days after the second shot the vaccine is 95 percent effective → Read More
First coronavirus vaccinations are a scientific victory in an age of skepticism and political hurdles
The speed with which the vaccine was developed is unprecedented, but challenges remain as the Pfizer vaccine is officially launched in the U.K. → Read More
Archaeology by Zoom: Excavating an underwater village when half the team can’t come
As the Ice Age waned, prehistoric villages along Israel’s coast were swamped and now lie beneath the waves. Excavating them has peculiar challenges in the age of the coronavirus → Read More
The scientific breakthrough that's inspiring the next generation of cancer medicine
The story of an exceptional researcher who discovered how tumors outwit the immune system – and en route may also have found a way to fight Alzheimer’s → Read More
Israeli researchers are convinced they found a way to cure cancer
The story of an exceptional scientist who discovered how tumors outwit the immune system – and en route may also have found the key to fighting Alzheimer’s → Read More
Israeli researchers are convinced they found a way to cure cancer
The story of an exceptional scientist who discovered how tumors outwit the immune system – and en route may also have found the key to fighting Alzheimer’s → Read More
Israel introduces pooling method to increase coronavirus testing capacity
The combinatorial testing strategy conserves resources and can allow Israel to perform hundreds of thousands of COVID tests a day → Read More
Despite concerns over Russian COVID vaccine, Israel's Hadassah hospital orders 1.5 million doses
Hadassah Medical Organization's CEO believes fears of the vaccine are unfounded and have more to do with tensions between Moscow and Washington → Read More
How a former Israeli Hummus maker ended up running for Dutch parliament
A decade ago Yuval Gal moved to the Hague, where he opened a hummus joint, was a stay-at-home dad and created a show about Jewish food. No he's vying for a seat in the Dutch parliament in a party that backs boycotting Israel and a one-state solution to the conflict → Read More
In first, researchers show how weather systems can predict flu seasons
The study, conducted by researchers from Israel, Jordan, the Palestinian Authority and Germany, showed that climate data can help predict when the virus will erupt → Read More
Israel approves new groundbreaking COVID-19 testing method
'Approval for the method is a national milestone,' and the country has come to the realization that we need to make use of the most advanced science to handle the coronavirus outbreak, says leading professor → Read More
Israel approves new groundbreaking COVID-19 testing method
'Approval for the method is a national milestone,' and the country has come to the realization that we need to make use of the most advanced science to handle the coronavirus outbreak, says leading professor → Read More
The mysterious sixth sense that helps the body understand itself
The five senses serve to help us understand the external world. A new study sheds light on a sixth sense and its potentially dramatic implications for the body’s development → Read More
Israel's new science minister okays appointment of anti-occupation professor
The previous science minister had blocked the professor's appointment to the board of a joint Israeli-German committee because she expressed support for soldiers who refuse to serve in the West Bank → Read More
DNA unlocks the secrets of the Dead Sea Scrolls
Is every word in the Bible holy? When did prayers replace sacrificial offerings? The Dead Sea Scrolls consist of 25,000 fragments, but no one knows how to put them together. A new study suggests a way to solve that puzzle, which sheds new light on life in this land 2,000 years ago → Read More