What if ADHD risk isn’t fixed at birth, but shaped by how early environments meet a child’s sensitivity? A 17-year longitudinal study from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev shows that some children are more sensitive to their early home environment, for better and for worse.

What if daydreaming could become a mental health disorder? That’s the question raised by new research led by Prof. Nirit Soffer-Dudek, arguing that maladaptive daydreaming, compulsive, immersive fantasizing that disrupts real life, deserves formal recognition as a dissociative disorder.

As 2025 comes to a close, we are proud to share a new study from Prof. Itzhak Mizrahi and his lab @mizrahilab.bsky.social at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, published in ISME Journal. @isme-microbes.bsky.social. (1/8)

What if sleep and mood problems aren’t just “part of aging”? Led by Prof. Deborah Toiber, researchers from BGU, together with collaborators from KU Leuven (Belgium), the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Russia), and the @fscusb.bsky.social (Czech Republic),

Why do some parents strongly support gifted programs while others are more hesitant? A new study by Prof. Ortal Slobodin, Yonit Manzur Prior, Dr. Tala Noufi, and Prof. Halleli Pinson finds that family income influences parents’ attitudes toward gifted education, but not

What happens when the planet heats up and habitats disappear? 🐾🔥 A new study led by Dr. Reut Vardi, with researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, @ox.ac.uk , Tel Aviv University, univparissaclay.bsky.social, and the Indian Institute of Science, warns that nearly 8,000 animal species

What if one tiny chemical change could push two nearly identical enzymes into completely different states? A new PNAS study, led by Prof. Eyal Arbely and Dr. Dariia Pavlenko of BGU in collaboration with researchers from the @unisevilla.bsky.social,

What if a small boost of oxygen could shift the brain out of depression? Prof. Abed N. Azab (BGU) with collaborators from the University of Michigan and @dalhousie.bsky.social shows that normobaric oxygen therapy may counter depression by reducing inflammation + boosting serotonin.