Area of research
Physiology · Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Research interest
Research interests include Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence, Cardiac Health and Mental Health, Birth, Development, and Health, and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet.
Congenital Anomalies of the Kidney and Urinary Tract and Adulthood risk of Urinary Tract Cancer
Associations between Exposure to Industrial Air Pollution and Prevalence of Asthma and Atopic Diseases in Haifa Bay Area
Adolescent obesity and midlife cancer risk: a population-based cohort study of 2·3 million adolescents in Israel
Association of Leukocyte Telomere Length With Mortality Among Adult Participants in 3 Longitudinal Studies
Adolescent characteristics and incidence of pre-malignant disease and invasive tumors of the cervix
Smoking does not accelerate leucocyte telomere attrition: a meta-analysis of 18 longitudinal cohorts
Cancer and mortality in relation to traffic-related air pollution among coronary patients: Using an ensemble of exposure estimates to identify high-risk individuals
Prevalence and determinants of serological evidence of atrophic gastritis among Arab and Jewish residents of Jerusalem: a cross-sectional study
Helicobacter pylori infection, serum pepsinogens as markers of atrophic gastritis, and leukocyte telomere length: a population-based study
Body mass index is negatively associated with telomere length: a collaborative cross-sectional meta-analysis of 87 observational studies
Severe obesity and cardio-metabolic comorbidities: a nationwide study of 2.8 million adolescents
Cognitive function in adolescence and the risk for premature diabetes and cardiovascular mortality in adulthood
Chronic exposure to traffic-related air pollution and cancer incidence among 10,000 patients undergoing percutaneous coronary interventions: A historical prospective study
Adolescent overweight and obesity and the risk for pancreatic cancer among men and women: a nationwide study of 1.79 million Israeli adolescents
Sex-specific associations between adolescent categories of BMI with cardiovascular and non-cardiovascular mortality in midlife
Body Mass Index and Kidney Disease‐Related Mortality in Midlife: A Nationwide Cohort of 2.3 Million Adolescents
Risk factors associated with gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors in a cohort of 2.3 million Israeli adolescents
Sero-prevalence of Helicobacter pylori CagA immunoglobulin G antibody, serum pepsinogens and haemoglobin levels in adults
Symptoms of Depression and Anxiety as Barriers to Participation in Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Among Arab and Jewish Patients in Israel
Rapid shortening of leukocyte telomeres is associated with poorer pulmonary function among healthy adults
Telomeres and the natural lifespan limit in humans
Adolescent body mass index and risk of colon and rectal cancer in a cohort of 1.79 million Israeli men and women: A population‐based study
Leukocyte telomere length, T cell composition and DNA methylation age
Telomere length dynamics in early life: the blood‐and‐muscle model
Prehypertension among 2.19 million adolescents and future risk for end-stage renal disease
Higher body mass index in 16–19 year-old Jewish Adolescents of North African, Middle Eastern and European Origins is a Predictor of Acute Myeloid Leukemia: a cohort of 2.3 million Israelis
Body mass index at adolescence and risk of noncardia gastric cancer in a cohort of 1.79 million men and women
Adolescent obesity and adult male breast cancer in a cohort of 1,382,093 men
Adolescent Body Mass Index and Cardiovascular Disease–Specific Mortality by Midlife
Fasting plasma glucose in young adults free of diabetes is associated with cognitive function in midlife