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Double Duty: Immune Proteins Discovered Aiding Brain Development

10.05.2017

Brain & Behavior, Immunology, Evolution and Development

The proteins help embryonic neurons reach their destination

Lamarck and Darwin playing chess. Illustration: Maya Shleifer

Adaptation by Natural Improvisation

08.05.2017

Systems Biology, Evolution and Development

A new mathematical model demonstrates how “fitness” can emerge within a lifetime

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Researchers Identify 6,500 Genes That Are Expressed Differently in Men and Women

03.05.2017

Biochemistry, Systems Biology, Evolution and Development, Fertility, Genetics

Genes that are mostly active in one sex or the other may play a crucial role in our evolution and health

Left: normal nerve cells; right cells genetically engineered to neutralize MTCH2. Fluorescent proteins reveal the calcium uptake in the mitochondria of these cells. The genetically engineered cells reveal dramatically less calcium uptake – evidence of the crucial role this gene plays in mitochondria function

Balancing the Brain’s Calcium

23.04.2017

Biochemistry, Brain & Behavior, Systems Biology, Genetics

Understanding how a gene studied in one lab affects the basic element researched in another may reveal what goes wrong in Alzheimer's

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Paying Attention to the Packaging

19.04.2017

Biochemistry, Cancer, Systems Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

A series of studies has shown that the connective tissue surrounding our cells plays a very active role in human health and disease

Dr. Ditsa Levanon

Senior Research Fellow: Dr. Ditsa Levanon

23.03.2017

Biochemistry, Brain & Behavior, Genetics

Discovering the workings of our “sixth sense”

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Solving the Quantum Time Problem

20.03.2017

Space & Physics, Quantum Physics, Theoretical Physics, Molecular and Cell Biology

New theoretical research yields surprising conclusions about quantum systems

An entire mouse brain viewed from above: Neuronal extensions connect the two amygdalas

Turning Down the Brain to Erase Fearful Memories

14.03.2017

Brain & Behavior

Weakening communication between two parts of the brain in mice reduced their fear levels

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Survival of the Thriftiest: Cost-Cutting Strategies in the Cell

06.03.2017

Biochemistry, Systems Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology, Evolution and Development

Slowing ribosomes as they "enter" the RNA highway keeps protein production flowing

social fish

Getting to the Genetic Basis of Social Behavior and Anxiety

21.02.2017

Brain & Behavior, Genetics

Fish with two genes for a crucial protein are helping researchers understand its function in neurodevelopmental disorders

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A tumor sample from a human patient with the most common type of lung cancer (adenocarcinoma). Senescent cells are highlighted by their expression of the p16 (red) and the PD-L1 (green) proteins. Cell nuclei are in blue

Unclogging the Immune System

MRI brain scans of mice with Gaucher disease Type III. The scan of a mouse that received the new treatment (left) shows a significant reduction in tissue inflammation (blue) compared to an untreated mouse (right)

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