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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.
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Jun 26, 2007... REHOVOT, ISRAEL—June 26, 2007—In a host of neurological diseases, including multiple sclerosis (MS) and several neuropathies, the protective covering surroundin ... Read more
Jul 20, 2010...
Click here to listen to the Science Signaling podcast with Prof. Mike Fainzilber.
Participants: Mike Fainzilber and Annalisa M. VanHook
A conversation ... Read more
Feb 10, 2014...
Schwartz’s research questions assumptions about the central nervous system.
Imagine being able to inhibit or reverse a universal affliction – brain degener ... Read more
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
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
Feb 25, 2020... After investing $26 million in research during the past 15 years, NETRF has helped to establish the NET knowledge base needed to expand the exploration of impro ... Read more
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/feature-stories/rethinking-the-aging-brain/
Oct 01, 2006... A vaccination for slowing the brain’s aging process is the goal of Prof. Michal Schwartz of the Weizmann Institute of Science’s Neurobiology Department. “At fac ... Read more
Aug 14, 2020... REHOVOT, ISRAEL—August 14, 2020—Something like a quarter of the world’s population suffers from chronic pain at some point. As opposed to acute pain – for examp ... Read more
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/news-releases/finding-immune-cells-under-our-very-noses/
Jul 30, 2024... REHOVOT, ISRAEL—July 31, 2024—The nose is a major gateway to our bodies – for the air we breathe, the aromas we smell, and the microbes that make us sick. On it ... Read more
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