Articles in "Ben-Gurion University of the Negev"

TikTok Videos Expose Girls as Young as 9 to Harmful Eating Habits, Israeli Study Finds

Girls as young as nine are being exposed to potentially harmful messages about dieting, body image and eating habits on TikTok, often ...

AI Could Push Patients Toward Unnecessary Medical Tests, Israeli Study Finds

Artificial intelligence models may recommend unnecessary medical tests even when patients are unlikely to benefit from them, with the ...

Israeli Innovation Could Help Close Global Heart Disease Screening Gaps

Israeli researchers have developed a polymer-based technology that could offer a simpler, potentially less costly way to detect blood ...

Israeli Scientists Find ‘Cellular Switch’ That Could Shape Future Treatments

Israeli scientists have identified a molecular “switch” that helps determine whether a stressed cell survives or activates its ...

More Than Half of Israel’s Young Doctors Eye a Future Abroad

More than half of 634 Israeli medical interns and residents surveyed said they intend to work abroad within the next five years, raising ...

Israeli Study Points to Purpose as a Path to Healthier Aging

A sense of usefulness to others may help protect the aging brain, according to a new Israeli study, with researchers suggesting that ...

Israeli Scientists’ Falling-Atom Experiment Points to New Tests at the Quantum-Gravity Frontier

For more than a century, Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity and quantum mechanics have each passed countless tests, but ...

New Israeli Technology Could Make Oil Spill Cleanup More Sustainable

Israeli scientists have developed a biodegradable material that can absorb large amounts of spilled oil while supporting bacteria that ...

Israeli Study Uncovers Myelin’s Hidden Role in Keeping the Brain Efficient

The brain is one of the body’s most energy-demanding organs, and a new study from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) has revealed ...

Israeli-US Study Warns New Diet Guidelines Could Miss Environmental Goals

A new study by Israeli and American researchers finds that environmental gains from reducing ultra-processed foods in the American diet ...


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