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Who's a good boy? Study suggests interacting with pets may not improve stress, negative emotions
The team’s initial focus was to better understand the nuances of how having a pet affects owners’ emotional well-being, and whether the benefits of pet ownership vary depending on the pet you have.
Being single linked to higher emotional well-being than bad relationships - study
Oral inflammation may impair female fertility, new Israeli research shows
Air pollution and extreme heat linked to more migraine attacks, Israeli study finds
Can fungus farming make tomatoes taste better? Israeli researchers say yes
Israeli researchers show a fungal extract can boost crop yields, improve taste, and reduce reliance on chemical fertilizers.
Artificial nighttime lighting may be more dangerous than previously thought, study warns
Study warns artificial night lighting could harm ecosystems by weakening biological clocks.
Taking too many medications may harm older adults, study warns
Sometimes doctors aren’t aware of what others have prescribed or have not reassessed the patient’s condition to determine if he or she still needs to take them.
Artificial night light disrupts body clocks, may increase mortality, researchers say - study
Tel Aviv University research finds artificial night lighting may disrupt biological rhythms and raise mortality
'Personality determines life or death': Bold ravens near humans die younger - study
A new study reveals how ravens' behavior impacts their survival. Risk-prone birds face higher mortality due to human activities, while cautious ones thrive.
Some 40% of Israel's teachers report anxiety, depression as war takes mental toll
A new published study by researchers at Ben-Gurion University has found that some 40% of teachers reported levels of anxiety and depression that crossed clinical thresholds.
Israel's noise pollution upsets animals as much as people - but can be reduced, study finds
Researchers at Beersheba’s Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) have pioneered a first-of-its-kind spatial model that maps how road noise disrupts animal behavior.
What a strand of hair may reveal about the bond between mother and child
Oxytocin levels can reflect long-term emotional connection, Ben-Gurion University study finds.
Man's oldest friend: Dogs have been around for over 15,000 years, genetic study shows
The dog, descended from an ancient wolf population separate from modern wolves, was the first animal domesticated by people, with animals such as goats, sheep, cattle and cats coming later.
Parental burnout, not military deployment alone, drives children’s wartime stress - study
A new Hebrew University-led study uncovered how military deployment affects family dynamics.
