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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.
Nov 06, 2019...
Computer-enhanced MRI images of the brains of left-handed women identified two that were missing olfactory bulbs
REHOVOT, ISRAEL—November 6, 2019—Is a pair ... Read more
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/in-the-news/healing-a-battle-scarred-mind/
Apr 20, 2015...
Some soldiers are destined to relive the horrors of the battlefield for the rest of their lives. YURI KOZYREV / NOOR IMAGES
Daniel* deployed to Iraq aged 2 ... Read more
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/in-the-news/brain-researchers-open-door-to-editing-memory/
Apr 06, 2009... Suppose scientists could erase certain memories by tinkering with a single substance in the brain. Could make you forget a chronic fear, a traumatic loss, even ... Read more
Jan 06, 2011... REHOVOT, ISRAEL—January 6, 2011—Emotional crying is a universal, uniquely human behavior. When we cry, we clearly send all sorts of emotional signals. In a pape ... Read more
Jan 17, 2007... REHOVOT, ISRAEL—January 17, 2007—An injury to the brain can be devastating. When brain cells die, whether from head trauma, stroke or disease, a substance calle ... Read more
Jul 16, 2019...
Photo of neurosurgery from healthline.com
If you’re ever unfortunate enough to require brain surgery, Israeli startup Nurami Medical has got you covered – ... Read more
Oct 27, 2017...
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The placebo effect is best known in medicine for making people feel better when they are given sham treatments. Now there is growing interest ... Read more
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/in-the-news/mini-brains-may-wrinkle-and-fold-just-like-ours/
Dec 12, 2017... ANOTHER WRINKLE The outer layer of the human brain has distinctive folds. Work with brains growing in lab dishes is showing how the structures may form. Daniel ... Read more
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/news-releases/receptive-to-stress/
May 26, 2016...
The CRFR1 receptor is used only in stressful situations
How does stress – which, among other things, causes our bodies to divert resources from non-essenti ... Read more
Apr 24, 2018... Neuroscientist Michael Heneka knows that radical ideas require convincing data. In 2010, very few colleagues shared his belief that the brain’s immune system ha ... Read more
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