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The Gender of Medication
The Gender of Medication

https://www.weizmann-usa.org/blog/the-gender-of-medication/

Jul 29, 2020... You wouldn’t give a toddler the same dose of ibuprofen that you, an adult – let’s assume you’re a woman – take. Likewise, should your dose be the same as a man’s?
It’s so clear when you take a moment to consider it; in the article “Should medicine be gendered?” (which also cites Weizmann Institute research), the BBC’s Science Focus nutshells it for us: “Men and women have completely different biologies, and yet doctors prescribe the same drugs and doses to everyone, regardless of sex.”

TAGS: Genetics, Women, Medicine, Biology

New Directions in Brain Science: The American Committee Hosts Prof. Eran Hornstein
New Directions in Brain Science: The American Committee Hosts Prof. Eran Hornstein

https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/video-gallery/new-directions-in-brain-science-the-american-committee-hosts-prof-eran-hornstein/

Aug 13, 2020... Prof. Eran Hornstein, a member of the steering committee for Weizmann’s new Institute for Brain and Neural Sciences, discusses this important flagship project, which will bring together experts in multiple disciplines to understand mental illness, advance treatments for diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, and much more. He explains why Weizmann is in an ideal position to uncover the brain's mysteries, with more than 40 internationally renowned research groups dedicated to addressing the most pressing topics in neuroscience.

TAGS: Genetics, Brain, Neuroscience, Proteins, Alzheimers

In Celebration of CRISPR
In Celebration of CRISPR

https://www.weizmann-usa.org/blog/in-celebration-of-crispr/

Oct 29, 2020... In February 2017, in Boston for the American Association for the Advancement of Science’s (AAAS’s) annual conference, The Curiosity Review snagged a chair in a packed ballroom of attendees.
The main attraction was Dr. Emmanuelle Charpentier. Then a rock star to scientists, today she is headline news; along with her longtime collaborator, Dr. Jennifer Doudna, Charpentier just received the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the development of CRISPR. The method, which stands for “clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats,” enables scientists to edit DNA.

TAGS: Culture, Genetics, Molecular genetics

The Cell Whisperer
The Cell Whisperer

https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/in-the-news/the-cell-whisperer/

Nov 21, 2020... These are coronavirus days, and very few people can be seen in the narrow corridors of the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot. We’re in the molecular immunology laboratory, located in one of the institute’s old buildings. It’s a simple place, the instruments are banal and dull. It looks like any lab in the world, one of thousands. But a miracle is occurring between the walls here. In the small details. The smallest.

TAGS: Genetics, Cancer, Immune system

Uncovering the Anti-Myeloma Resistance Files
Uncovering the Anti-Myeloma Resistance Files

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Feb 23, 2021... REHOVOT, ISRAEL—February 23, 2021—Multiple myeloma patients live much longer today than in the past, thanks to new targeted anti-myeloma drugs, but ultimately most people develop resistance to the medications, and in some the disease is resistant to therapy from the start. Weizmann Institute of Science researchers, in collaboration with physicians from Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center (TASMC), have made use of extremely sensitive genomic technology to reveal genetic pathways that characterize some of the more resistant cases of multiple myeloma. Their study, reported in Nature Medicine, may lead to a more informed, personalized treatment for these patients, and paves the way for using this new technology to discover disease targets in other cancers.

TAGS: Genetics, Cancer treatment

Weizmann Study Identifies Genes Connected to Myeloma Drug Resistance
Weizmann Study Identifies Genes Connected to Myeloma Drug Resistance

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Feb 28, 2021... Researchers from the Weizmann Institute of Science and the Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center have found 30 genes that seem to be responsible for the resistance that multiple myeloma shows to treatment, which may help lead to more informed, personalized treatment for patients.
Malignant myeloma is a cancer of the antibody-producing plasma cells in bone marrow. Most patients develop resistance to medications and in some, the cancer is resistant to therapy from the start.

TAGS: Genetics, Cancer treatment, Personalized medicine

The Hunger Games: Uncovering the Secret of the Hunger Switch in the Brain
The Hunger Games: Uncovering the Secret of the Hunger Switch in the Brain

https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/news-releases/the-hunger-games-uncovering-the-secret-of-the-hunger-switch-in-the-brain/

Apr 14, 2021... REHOVOT, ISRAEL—April 14, 2021—Being constantly hungry, no matter how much you eat – that’s the daily struggle of people with genetic defects in the brain’s appetite controls, and it often ends in severe obesity. In a study published in Science, researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science, together with colleagues from the Queen Mary University of London and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, have revealed the mechanism of action of the master switch for hunger in the brain: a receptor called melanocortin 4 (MC4). They have also clarified how this switch is activated by setmelanotide (brand name Imcivree), a drug recently approved for the treatment of severe obesity caused by certain genetic changes. The team’s findings shed new light on the way hunger is regulated and may help develop improved anti-obesity medications.

TAGS: Genetics, Brain, Biochemistry

 Brain Switch That “Turns Off” Appetite Could Spur Anti-Obesity Treatments
Brain Switch That “Turns Off” Appetite Could Spur Anti-Obesity Treatments

https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/in-the-news/brain-switch-that-turns-off-appetite-could-spur-anti-obesity-treatments/

Apr 21, 2021... Scientists may have discovered how a “switch” in the brain controls appetite, raising hopes for a new class of anti-obesity drugs.
Many people would like to lose a few pounds, with the temptation of favourite dishes and snacks often proving too much for our willpower.
For some, however, genetic defects cause them to feel famished no matter how much food they consume, resulting in severe obesity.

TAGS: Genetics, Brain, Biochemistry

Insulin-Making Cells Discovered in the Fetal Gut
Insulin-Making Cells Discovered in the Fetal Gut

https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/news-releases/insulin-making-cells-discovered-in-the-fetal-gut/

Dec 09, 2021... REHOVOT, ISRAEL—December 9, 2021—An exclusive “license” for making insulin in the human body belongs to the beta cells scattered throughout the pancreas. But because beta cells can become scarce or dysfunctional in people with diabetes, scientists have been searching for other cells that might be coaxed into manufacturing the vital glucose-regulating hormone. In a study published today in Nature Medicine, researchers from the Weizmann Institute of Science and from Yale School of Medicine discovered insulin-making cells in an unexpected place, the fetal intestine. This discovery may open up new directions in the future development of potential treatments for diabetes.

TAGS: Genetics, Biology, Immune system, Diabetes

Tracking Multiple Genes with Flying Colors
Tracking Multiple Genes with Flying Colors

https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/news-releases/tracking-multiple-genes-with-flying-colors/

Jan 31, 2022... REHOVOT, ISRAEL—January 31, 2022—Even fans of black-and-white film can’t deny that color brought new life to photography and motion pictures. And when it comes to learning what happens inside the body, there’s no substitute for color.
Were it possible, for example, to map out real-time gene expression in our body’s cells using contrasting colors, scientists would gain a glimpse of vital biological processes that are currently invisible. The problem is that the glowing multicolor proteins used by scientists to illuminate, so to speak, the inner workings of cells are of little help in observing deep-seated processes in the body, because the thickness of tissues obscures the glow.

TAGS: Genetics, Cancer treatment, Stem cells

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