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Functional MRI Will Enable Non-Invasive Visualization of brain Cortical Columns

Functional MRI Will Enable Non-Invasive Visualization of brain Cortical Columns

25.01.2000

Space & Physics, Brain & Behavior, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs

The accomplishment by Minnesota scientists, based on information gathered through optical imaging techniques innovated by Weizmann Institute scientists, should bridge the gap between neurophysiology...

Blood Test For Schizophrenia

Blood Test For Schizophrenia

17.01.2000

Brain & Behavior, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

A relatively simple blood test for diagnosing the mental illness schizophrenia has been proposed by researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science. The study, conducted by Prof. Sara Fuchs and...

New Understanding Of A Key Control Mechanism In The Brain

New Understanding Of A Key Control Mechanism In The Brain

13.01.2000

Brain & Behavior, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Weizmann Institute findings could provide new insights into a wide range of neurological disorders, including Alzheimer's disease, autism, and epilepsy

X-Rays May Show The Way To Better Alzheimer's Drugs

X-Rays May Show The Way To Better Alzheimer's Drugs

27.12.1999

Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Weizmann Institute scientists have elucidated the means by which a plant substance blocks a key brain enzyme involved in Alzheimer's disease.

Protein Teamwork Drives Damaged Cells To Self-Destruct

Protein Teamwork Drives Damaged Cells To Self-Destruct

12.12.1999

Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science have recently deciphered part of the cellular events underlying apoptosis -- programmed cell death. Their findings, published in Nature earlier this...

Key Progress by Weizmann Scientists in the Race to Unravel Ribosomal Structure

Key Progress by Weizmann Scientists in the Race to Unravel Ribosomal Structure

07.12.1999

A team of Weizmann Institute and Max-Planck Society scientists has determined the structure of the small ribosomal subunit at the highest resolution ever achieved, including the site where protein...

Progress Reported in Developing Compounds That Mimic Insulin for the Treatment of Type II Diabetes

Progress Reported in Developing Compounds That Mimic Insulin for the Treatment of Type II Diabetes

24.11.1999

Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Diabetic patients suffer from a metabolic disorder in which the insulin hormone responsible for allowing the passage of energy rich nutrients from the bloodstream into the body's cells...

Yaakov Naan - Vice President for Finance and Administration

Yaakov Naan - Vice President for Finance and Administration

01.11.1999

Annual Report 1999

Annual Report 1999

01.11.1999

From the Chair

From the Chair

01.11.1999

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