Weizmann House Reopens to the Public
Designed by Erich Mendelsohn, the house will be the first building in Israel to become an “Iconic House” 03.07.2017 View into the courtyard Front view of Weizmann House Side view of Weizmann House Weizmann House central tower Central tower and pool Entrance to...
The Dust Storm Microbiome
Wind from the desert brings more than dust 27.06.2017 Dust storm in Timna Park Israel is subjected to sand and dust storms from several directions: northeast from the Sahara, northwest from Saudi Arabia and southwest from the desert regions of Syria. The airborne dust...
Bread and Health: A Personal Matter
A new study reveals that there is no difference between the health effects of “wholesome” and white bread 07.06.2017 Bread occupies a unique place in our diet: it accounts for about one-tenth of the calories many people in the West consume and up to 40% of the caloric...
A newly discovered immune cell type may lead to a future treatment for Alzheimer’s disease
Over the DAM: Cells that Rejuvenate the Brain A newly discovered immune cell type may lead to a future treatment for Alzheimer's disease 08.06.2017 Alzheimer's disease is a neurodegenerative disease manifested by various neuronal pathological processes and a...
Restoring Cardiac Function with a Matrix Molecule
Young at Heart: Restoring Cardiac Function with a Matrix Molecule Administering “young matrix” molecules to damaged mouse hearts led to muscle repair 05.06.2017 Fibrotic staining (blue) of control (PBS) and Agrin-treated hearts 35 days following myocardial infarction...
Stressed Out from Birth: Mice Exposed to Prenatal Stress Are Predisposed to Eating Disorders Later in Life
Scientists at the Weizmann Institute prevented the onset of eating disorders through dietary intervention 01.06.2017 Stress affects the body and can trigger illness – from psychiatric disorders to heart disease. Humans are exposed to stress at different intensities...
How to Reduce Shockwaves in Quantum Beam Experiments
Aeronautic engineering provided the answer 28.05.2017 Cold beam experiment reveals shockwaves from the skimmer lip interfering with the beam The tiny cone-shaped “skimmers” used in experiments looking for exotic chemical-quantum phenomena resemble the intake...
MalaCards and GeneHancer Open New Directions in Medical Research
New developments in genetic databases will make it easier than ever to identify the molecular basis of disease 11.05.2017 Graphical network of diseases related to acute sphenoidal sinusitis Weizmann Institute scientists have developed two new databases aimed at...
Researchers Identify 6,500 Genes That Are Expressed Differently in Men and Women
Genes that are mostly active in one sex or the other may play a crucial role in our evolution and health 03.05.2017 Men and women differ in obvious and less obvious ways – for example, in the prevalence of certain diseases or reactions to drugs. How are these...
Paying Attention to the Packaging
A series of studies has shown that the connective tissue surrounding our cells plays a very active role in human health and disease 19.04.2017 High resolution electron microscopy image of native fully packed collagen fascicles undergoing enzymatic degradation The...