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Weizmann Institute Scientists Discover: Antioxidants Cause Fertility Problems in Females

Weizmann Institute Scientists Discover: Antioxidants Cause Fertility Problems in Females

18.01.2011
Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Fertility
Antioxidants are sold over the counter everywhere. They’re added to food, drink and face cream. But according to Prof. Nava Dekel of the Biological Regulation Department, we still don’t have a complete understanding of how they act in our bodies. New research by Dekel and her team, recently published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA (PNAS), has revealed a possible unexpected side effect of antioxidants: They might cause fertility problems in females.    
Weizmann Institute scientists discover: A Chemical Signal in Human Tears

Weizmann Institute scientists discover: A Chemical Signal in Human Tears

06.01.2011
Brain & Behavior
Weizmann scientists found that merely sniffing a woman’s tears – even when the crying woman is not present – reduces sexual arousal in men
The Davidson Institute of Science Education

Training Israel’s Team to the International Mathematical Olympiad

28.12.2010
Science Teaching
Intensive training starts today at the Davidson Institute of Science Education. To raise the achievements of the Israeli team, the Ministry of Education has given the task of selecting the team and training its members to the Davidson Institute of Science Education, the educational arm of the Weizmann Institute of Science. As of today, preparations for the Olympiad, scheduled for July 2011, are entering an accelerated phase.
Weizmann Institute researchers, together with an international team: Sequence the Full Woodland Strawberry Genome

Weizmann Institute researchers, together with an international team: Sequence the Full Woodland Strawberry Genome

27.12.2010
Genetics, Plants and Agriculture
In a collaborative effort involving 74 researchers from 38 research institutes, scientists have produced the full genome of a wild strawberry plant. The research appeared today in Nature Genetics. Drs. Asaph Aharoni and Avital Adato of the Weizmann Institute’s Plant Sciences Department were the sole Israeli scientists participating in the project, but they made a major contribution in mapping the genes and gene families responsible for the strawberry’s flavor and aroma.    
Prof. Israel Dostrovsky

Prof. Israel Dostrovsky, 1918-2010

28.09.2010
Prof. Israel Dostrovsky, One of Israel’s Foremost Scientists, Among the Founders of the Weizmann Institute of Science and the Fifth President of the Institute, Passes Away at Age 92
New Invention at the Weizmann Institute Enables Severely Disabled People to Communicate and Steer a Wheelchair by Sniffing

New Invention at the Weizmann Institute Enables Severely Disabled People to Communicate and Steer a Wheelchair by Sniffing

27.07.2010
Brain & Behavior, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics
A unique device based on sniffing – inhaling and exhaling through the nose – might enable numerous disabled people to navigate wheelchairs or communicate with their loved ones. Sniffing technology might even be used in the future to create a sort of ‘third hand,’ to assist healthy surgeons or pilots.  
Best Places to Work in Academia 2010

Best Places to Work in Academia 2010

29.06.2010
Weizmann Institute of Science receives high ranking in "Best Places to Work in Academia"      
Brave Brains: Neural Mechanisms of Courage

Brave Brains: Neural Mechanisms of Courage

24.06.2010
Brain & Behavior
A fascinating new study combines snakes with brain imaging in order to uncover neural mechanisms associated with ‘courage’. (Press release by the research journal Neuron)    
An Explosive Pair

An Explosive Pair

20.05.2010
Space & Physics
The discovery of a new type of supernova may shed light on some universal mysteries  
Weizmann Institute scientists discover: A Gene that Ties Stress to Obesity and Diabetes

Weizmann Institute scientists discover: A Gene that Ties Stress to Obesity and Diabetes

18.04.2010
Brain & Behavior
Dr. Alon Chen of the Weizmann Institute’s Neurobiology Department and his research team have now discovered that changes in the activity of a single gene in the brain not only cause mice to exhibit anxious behavior, but also lead to metabolic changes that cause the mice to develop symptoms associated with type 2 diabetes. 

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