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Peeling Back the Layers of Brain Tumors

29.08.2024

Brain & Behavior, Cancer

Weizmann scientists have mapped common types of brain tumors at unprecedented resolution – and identified a possible reason why some patients fail to...

Peyote in bloom (Photo: Guy Yosef Keren)

Cactus Dreams: Revealing the Secrets of Mescaline Making

15.08.2024

Biochemistry, Brain & Behavior, Plants and Agriculture

Scientists tackle the thorny issue of securing a sustainable source of the psychedelic for drug development

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Finding Immune Cells under Our Very Noses

31.07.2024

Brain & Behavior, Viruses & Microorganisms, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Antibody-producing cells discovered inside the nasal conchae may help develop new nasal vaccinations and treatments for allergies and nervous system...

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The Constant Gardener

10.06.2024

Brain & Behavior, Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics

Weizmann Institute researchers have discovered a protein that prunes nerve endings, regulating sensitivity to pain

Researchers used color-coded proteins to reveal the identity of the cells in the organoids they produced. In four organoids that simulate the embryo’s central nervous system, the magenta marks proteins associated with the development of the forebrain and the midbrain, the green, the hindbrain and the red, the center of the spinal cord

From Tip to Tail

01.06.2024

Brain & Behavior, Stem Cells, Evolution and Development, Genetics

Researchers from the University of Michigan and the Weizmann Institute develop the first-ever complete central nervous system on a chip; it...

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Fish under the Influence Reveal How Psychedelics Work

21.04.2024

Brain & Behavior

A Weizmann Institute method for tracking the effects of drugs on zebrafish may help develop improved therapies for depression and other mood-related...

Social Hierarchy: Even for Mice, It’s Complicated

Social Hierarchy: Even for Mice, It’s Complicated

03.04.2024

Brain & Behavior

Studying wild mice in near-natural conditions reveals different strategies used by females and males in forming social hierarchies

(l-r) Dr. Anat Bahat and Prof. Rivka Dikstein

Toward a Treatment for Huntington’s Disease

26.02.2024

Brain & Behavior, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics, Benefiting Humanity, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs

Weizmann Institute scientists have discovered two small molecules that can cross the blood-brain barrier in mice, slowing and even reversing the...

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There’s a New Hypothesis on Your Hypophysis

02.02.2024

Brain & Behavior, Evolution and Development, Genetics

Weizmann Institute study challenges an old dogma regarding the pituitary gland’s embryonic origins and may lead to new insights into growth hormone...

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Tears without Fears: Sniffing Women’s Tears Reduces Aggression in Men

21.12.2023

Brain & Behavior, Evolution and Development

Exposure to tears activates human smell receptors and alters aggression-related circuits in the brain

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