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Belly fat may accelerate brain aging, major Israeli MRI study finds

New research suggests visceral fat reduction may protect the brain and slow cognitive decline in midlife.

A simple blood test may detect dementia – up to 25 years in advance
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AI is ending era of ‘job immunity’ for young tech workers as it reshapes Israel's job market

Newly sprouted plants stand out in the soil, reaching for light, as the sun shines down in a garden setting during the spring season.

Israeli study finds plants absorb nutrients from airborne dust, challenging root-only theory

An event at Yazamut 360: "A mission bigger than academia itself.”

At Yazamut 360, students build ventures, take risks, and shape the future of Israel’s job market


BGU develops easy, cheap test to identify UK, South African COVID variants

The new method successfully detected the British variant in sewage samples in Beersheba.

3D scan of SARS-CoV-2 virus particles created by design lab Nanographics

Ben-Gurion University researchers monitor pollution using seashells

"We have accurately quantified trace amounts of heavy metal enrichment from desalination plants on the Mediterranean coast of Israel," said Prof. Abramovich.

‘THE PLASTIC plate and utensils are a symbol of modernity and the environmental destruction brought about by mankind through uncontrollable dumping and pollution.’

Cyberattacks could disable Israeli academic institutions: INCD

The warning comes after a cyberattack targeted Ben-Gurion University earlier in January.

[Illustrative] A man holds a laptop computer as cyber code is projected on him.

Israeli, Cypriot colleges launch joint course study history of relations

The course will focus on the history of diplomatic relations between Israel, Cyprus and Greece, which began in the late 1940s.

Cyprus

An immigrant-turned-university rector's passion for ideas

From London to Petah Tikva.

Prof. Chaim Hames

BGU to open research facility in India, collaborate on desert agriculture

The joint academic initiative will allow Indian students to enrol into advanced degrees at BGU without leaving their country.

BGU president Prof. Daniel Chamovitz

Weight loss success not all behavioral, also linked to brain composition

The scientists found that people with an over-sensitivity to food cues - such as an increased neural response after seeing and smelling food - tend to overeat regularly and in turn gain weight.

An image of the human brain

BGU teams up with the United Nations to develop space tech for UN-SPIDER

A few areas in particular where the two will work closely are emergency response, building space-based technologies meant to detect disasters and sharing the information with scientists worldwide.

Prof. Dan G. Blumberg, Vice-President of Ben-Gurion University for regional and industrial development.

Ben-Gurion University professor plans Arabic language revolution in Israel

Dr. Yonatan Mendel wants the Jewish state to become a Middle Eastern hub for learning Arabic, drawing students from Europe and the United States

At the new Arabic in Arabic program at Ben-Gurion University, the teaching is different in method, style, skills and relation to Arab culture.

Intelligent firewall protects hospital patients against cyberattacks

The system, developed by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, filters out wrong instructions from computers to medical devices.

A woman with breast cancer is receives a CT scan on June 18, 2012.