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Sensing Fat

29.05.2025
Nutrition, Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics
Weizmann Institute researchers reveal that the nervous system can sense fat tissue and that blocking this ability protects mice from metabolic...
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Food: Friend, Not Foe – New Study Explains Why

27.05.2025
Nutrition, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics
Weizmann Institute researchers reveal the cellular network behind oral tolerance, the immune mechanism that enables us to eat food safely  
Illustration by Yael Leibovitch and Simone Dell’Ariccia

We Know What You Ate: Detailed Protein Maps Assess Intestinal Health

20.01.2025
Personalized Medicine, Nutrition, Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs
A new Weizmann Institute study identified all of the proteins in a stool sample – those from the microbiome, the human body and food – revealing the...
A cryo-scanning electron microscope image of a freeze-fractured chloroplast, cropped from the surrounding tissue, providing a view into the photosynthetic membranes and the protein complexes embedded within them

Into the Light

16.09.2024
Nutrition, Environment, Energy, Plants and Agriculture, Climate
Will a better understanding of photosynthesis help us grow plants under artificial light?
An image of tissue from the human small intestine obtained with the help of fluorescent dyes that made it possible to mark numerous proteins in parallel, thereby mapping out the various proteins produced in each part of the intestinal villi

Navigating the Digestive Tract

07.08.2024
Nutrition, Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics
A comprehensive gene expression atlas of the human small intestine uncovers the secrets of nutrient absorption and defense against infection
Photo: Ben Kelmer

Local Heroes

14.01.2024
Nutrition, Environment, Plants and Agriculture, Climate
Weizmann Institute of Science’s field experiments with wheat in the northern Negev symbolize hope and renewal after the October 7 attack – and...
Scanning electron microscope images of the enamel layer enveloping mouse teeth

Newly Discovered Autoimmune Disorder Disrupts Tooth Enamel Development

02.12.2023
Biochemistry, Nutrition, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics
Celiac disease in children might be associated with sensitivity to a protein abundant in dairy products. The new findings may facilitate the disorder...
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Gaining Weight? You Have a Bone to Pick with Calcium

31.07.2023
Brain & Behavior, Nutrition, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics
Weizmann Institute scientists discovered a gene that may cause weight gain in older people, regardless of their diet
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Why Do Cancer Patients Lose So Much Weight?

08.05.2023
Cancer, Nutrition, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics
Wasting syndrome – a deadly cancer side-effect – might be diagnosed and treated early on, according to a new study
Heavy imbalance: The biomass of humans, livestock, pets and wild mammals (Illustration: Itai Raveh)

The Weight of Responsibility: Biomass of Livestock Dwarfs That of Wild Mammals

27.02.2023
Nutrition, Environment, Plants and Agriculture, Climate
Wild land mammals weigh less than 10 percent of the combined weight of humans and are outweighed by cattle and other domesticated mammals by a factor...

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27.06.2025
A New Blood Test May Detect Leukemia Risk and Replace Bone Marrow Sampling
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05.06.2025
“Science Can Change Lives, Spark Revolutions and Perhaps Even Heal the World”
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27.05.2025
Food: Friend, Not Foe – New Study Explains Why