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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.
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/news-releases/science-tips-march-2007/
Mar 26, 2007... Breaking down bone is a tough job. Yet, our bones undergo remodeling every day of our lives, as old material is cleared away so that new bone can form. In disea ... Read more
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/in-the-news/immune-system-may-also-help-brain/
Jan 17, 2006... Scientists have surprising new evidence that the immune system, best known for protecting the body against pathogens, also plays a key role in the brain's abili ... Read more
Apr 19, 2013...
An Egyptian fruit bat flies in an abandoned quarry near the village of Mammari, west of Nicosia, in March 2007. Alex Mita / AFP - Getty Images file
At a la ... Read more
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/news-releases/the-ins-and-outs-of-acetylcholine/
Feb 13, 2000... A team of scientists from the Weizmann Institute and France's Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) has recently shown that the neurotransmitter a ... Read more
Sep 19, 2011... An Egyptian fruit bat in a laboratory experiment. Research indicates that the bats adjust their sonar system to distinguish food from obstacles. Nachum Ulanovsk ... Read more
Jan 28, 2013... REHOVOT, ISRAEL—January 28, 2013—The European Commission has officially announced the selection of the Human Brain Project (HBP) as one of its two Future Emergi ... Read more
Oct 30, 2019... Pairs of face images that elicited similar (left column) and different (right column) neuronal activation patterns. Each bar shows the response of one electrode ... Read more
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/in-the-news/four-israeli-women-of-note/
Oct 10, 2006... Dr. Michal Schwartz, one of Israel’s leading researchers and a senior neurobiologist at Rehovot’s Weizmann Institute of Science, has made such important scienti ... Read more
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/news-releases/neural-activity-in-bats-measured-in-flight/
Apr 18, 2013... REHOVOT, ISRAEL—April 18, 2013—Animals navigate and orient themselves to survive — to find food and shelter or avoid predators, for example. Research conducted ... Read more
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/news-releases/science-tips-june-2012/
Jun 12, 2012... Financial loss can lead to irrational behavior. Now, research by Weizmann Institute scientists reveals that the effects of loss go even deeper: loss can comprom ... Read more
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