On June 19, 2025, an Iranian missile attack severely damaged Soroka Medical Center, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev’s (BGU) main teaching hospital, destroying operating rooms and nine research labs; however, quick-thinking students rescued crucial biological samples, preserving groundbreaking research led by Prof. Ehud Ohana of BGU. Published in Nature Communications, the study reveals how targeting specific liver metabolites linked to chronic inflammation could open new paths for treating diabetes and inflammatory bowel diseases.
Hear from Prof. Ehud Ohana on February 22 in Rockville, Maryland: a4bgu.org/events/research-reality-md