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Genetic disease

Laboratory analysis of a mouse brain shows the enzyme ASL (purple) prominently expressed in the locus coeruleus in the brainstem
30.01.2020

Deficiency of a common substance could be linked to cognitive and behavioral problems

Irit Sagi
06.10.2019

Institute scientists have developed a potential drug that attenuates autism-like behaviors in disease models

Microscope image of a yeast cell showing how close mitochondria (red) are to peroxisomes (blue) and the contact sites that hold them together (green)
25.06.2018

Weizmann researchers identify new ties between the parts of a cell: physical connections that are vital for health

Ayelet Erez
17.05.2017

A lack of the protein citrin slows children's growth; blocking it in cancer slows tumor growth

Starving yeast cells
06.10.2015

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Elevation of RIP3 in nuclei of neurons from neuronopathic Gaucher (red; arrows) disease mice
20.01.2014

Weizmann Institute findings may point the way to a treatment for a devastating childhood disease

 

Where Lab and Clinic Meet- Dr. Ayelet Erez Work
02.09.2013

Dr. Ayelet Erez finds that clinical work and lab research are a powerful combination

Prof. Jeffrey Gerst and Rachel Kama
05.01.2012

When the CLN3 gene is mutated, molecular traffic patterns are disrupted in the neurons.

Colony of mouse embryonic stem cells, stained blue and green
07.12.2011

Dr. Jacob Hanna is revealing the secrets of stem cells, including their potential to treat disease

Deadly Repeats
02.05.2008
Computer scientists reveals the code behind the onset and progression of Huntington's disease
 
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