2021: Early Stroke Risk Study for Obesity in Youth
Scientists from the Hebrew University (Jerusalem), doctors at Ikhilov Hospital, together with their American colleagues, discovered an alarming pattern. According to their observations, obesity in young people 16-20 years old increases the risk of stroke before the age of 50. According to scientists, this explains the increase in the number of strokes in young people, which has occurred in recent years, both in Israel and the USA, as well as around the world. The results of the study were published in 2021 in the well-known medical journal Stroke. More details here.
2019: Israeli scientists and Ikhilov medical center discover unique ubiquilin-4 protein
In Israel, research was carried out on the genetic study of cancer tumors on the basis of the Faculty of Medicine of Tel Aviv University and the Ikhilov Medical Center. Scientists at the Department of Human Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry at Tel Aviv University have discovered a unique protein, the level of which can be judged by the severity of cancer. The study was performed under the guidance of Professor Yosef Shilo and its results were reported in early 2019. here