Bar-Ilan University

Living near green spaces can reduce long-term stress during pregnancy, Israeli-led study finds

Bar-Ilan University researchers found greener neighborhoods were linked to lower stress hormone levels in pregnant women, highlighting the health benefits of residential green spaces.

A pregnant woman is seen holding her stomach in front of foliage (illustrative)
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What Tisha B’Av can teach about the silencing, and creative defiance, of Jewish writers - opinion

‘SS EXODUS,’ now derelict, in Haifa Port, 1952.

This week in Jewish history: The SS Exodus, Tisha B’Av, and Nobel pioneers

Composite Aerial Photo of Building 101, Tel Eton, June 23, 2026.

Ancient stone at Tel Eton may provide new proof of King Hezekiah’s religious reform, study suggests


Academic collaboration: Israeli, Italian researchers suggest intervention in early Alzheimer's

In a scientific breakthrough, a team of researchers from Israel and Italy found potential interventions in the early stages of Alzheimer's and stress targeting this earlier stage.

 Photos of Prof. Rahimipour.

Grapevine, March 17, 2024: It's in the book!

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 BOXING LEGEND Floyd Mayweather sits astride a medicycle.

Bar-Ilan program creates unique encounters between Jewish and Arab high school students in Israel

The high school program was first aimed at bringing together schools from the secular and religious sectors of Jewish society, but since last year it also brings together Jewish and Arab students.

Joint session at the Menomadim Center for Jewish and Democratic Law, Bar-Ilan University

UNLV police end Israeli professor's black holes lecture after protest

Prof. Peer said that he was 15 minutes into his guest lecture when a group of protesters entered the room with banners and flags.

 Protesters interrupt  Bar Ilan University physics department Professor Asaf Peer's guest lecture at  University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Say goodbye to spoiled fruits and vegetables and hello to edible and fresh produce

In a scientific breakthrough, Bar-Ilan University researchers coat produce with edible nanoparticles that extend the shelf life of strawberries by 15 days.

 PhD Student Belal Abu Salha February 2024

Grapevine February 14, 2024: Gender-based violence

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 BATIA OFER (center) in 2013.

Gut microbiome potential connection to autism revealed - study

Philadelphia Eagles football team foundation has named discovery among 34 projects specializing in cutting-edge autism research.

 The brain (illustrative).

Grapevine, January 24, 2024: An error of omission

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 JAPANESE AND Israelis join forces in the Japanese ‘Kakizome’ ceremony, in a Japanese gesture of solidarity with the hostages held in Gaza.

Bar-Ilan distributes NIS 13 million to 2,700 students affected by the war

The university raised over 20 million shekels to help students displaced from their homes or called up for reserve duty.

 University president Prof. Arie Zaban visits students serving as reserve soldiers

Traumatic events disrupt our perception of time, BIU study finds

“Time perception changes as a result of exposure to trauma and, since October 7, it is being experienced not only on a personal level but also on a collective level," suggested the researchers.

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