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Founded in 1944, the American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science develops philanthropic support for the Weizmann Institute in Israel, and advances its mission of science for the future of humanity.
Mar 11, 2016...
Kathy Bates for World Lymphedema Day
“There is no cure for lymphedema,” states the Mayo Clinic. That’s one reason people all over the world are coming tog ... Read more
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/in-the-news/kathy-bates-my-battle-with-lymphedema/
Jun 24, 2015...
Shortly after I had a double mastectomy, I got lymphedema in my arms. I was devastated. I knew going in what it was, and I was terrified.
Put very simply, ... Read more
Nov 01, 2014...
A scientist looks through a microscope. (photo credit:INGIMAGE)
How the brain ages is still largely an open question – in part because this most important ... Read more
Feb 01, 2013... Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. The Centers for Disease Control’s straightforward statement of that fact belies the complex tr ... Read more
Dec 04, 2018...
Early diagnosis of acute myelocytic leukemia (AML) paves the way for treatment. Image Credit: National Cancer Institute
A study of more than half a million ... Read more
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/news-releases/resolving-a-lymphatic-riddle/
May 20, 2015...
Zebrafish embryos with fluorescent “glow in the dark” blood vessels helped solve the mystery of the origin of the lymphatic system
For more than a century, ... Read more
Mar 15, 2016... On March 23, at the Gordon Research Conference on Lymphatics in Ventura, CA, LE&RN Spokesperson and Academy Award-winning actress Kathy Bates will present LE&RN ... Read more
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/feature-stories/leukemia-and-lymphoma-research/
Sep 01, 2012... According to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, over the past 50-plus years survival rates for such cancers "have doubled and tripled, and in some cases quadruple ... Read more
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/feature-stories/blood-test-for-smokers/
Sep 30, 2003... Clockwise from bottom left: Dr. Meir Krupsky, Dalia Elinger, Dr. Edna Schechtman, Dr. Tamar Paz-Elizur, Dr. Sara Blumenstein, and Prof. Zvi Livneh. Calculated r ... Read more
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/feature-stories/target-blood-cancers/
Feb 06, 2017... Our blood is our very life force, performing the basic functions that keep us alive. It carries nutrients and oxygen to our cells, and bears away metabolic wast ... Read more
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