Science and Zionism Bloom Side by Side in the Desert
Jewish Journal of Los Angeles-- To highlight Ben-Gurion University���s recent advances and contributions to Israel and the world, Americans for Ben-Gurion University hosted a symposium and dinner on April 11 at the Luxe Sunset Boulevard Hotel, featuring presentations by three groundbreaking scholars and researchers.
A Mission of Caring
Leaders Magazine -- Professor Rivka Carmi, M.D., president of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, speaks about the University's groundbreaking research and expertise locally and around the globe.
Israel vs the United States: the Wrong Goliath
OpenDemocracy.net -- The sudden collision between Binyamin Netanyahu and Barack Obama���s administrations is reverberating across the middle east. BGU's Prof. Fred Lazin weighs in.
Researcher Receives $100,000 Prize for Heart Repair Research
Prof. Smadar Cohen, head of BGU’s Avram and Stella Goldstein-Goren Department of Biotechnology Engineering, has received a prestigious award for her research which led to the creation of an innovative cardiac scaffold that prevents tissue damage following heart attacks.
A New Scanner for Your Skin
The Jewish Star -- A new device to analyze and diagnose skin lesions before they are visibile to the naked eye is under development at BGU.
Weight Loss May Reduce Artery Clogging
CNN -- In a BGU study, middle-aged people with heart disease or diabetes who lost more than 12 pounds over a two-year period successfully reduced the size of the deposits (or plaques) clogging their arteries.
Popular Diet Plans Can Unclog Arteries
Business Week-- BGU researcher Dr. Iris Shai discovers that low-fat, low-carbohydrate and Mediterranean diets can reverse the thickening of artery walls that can lead to heart attack and stroke.
Family Therapy is More Effective than Standard Treatment for ...
BGU researchers discover that adolescents with suicidal thoughts and depression have faster reduction of symptoms when treated with family therapy than with private or conventional therapy.
Weight Loss Diets Significantly Reverse Clogging of the Arteries
A two-year study led by researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) found that healthy, long-term weight loss diets can significantly reverse carotid (main brain artery) atherosclerosis, a direct risk factor for strokes and heart attacks.
Radically Rethinking Agriculture for the 21st Century
Science Magazine -- Aquaculture and a scale-up of dryland and saline agriculture are part of the solutions for the future and BGU's Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research is leading the way.