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(Bottom row, l-r) Prof. Ido Amit, Prof. Michal Schwartz and Dr. Hadas Keren-Shaul. (Top row, l-r) Dr. Assaf Weiner, Orit Matcovitch-Natan and Amit Spinrad

Over the DAM: Cells that Rejuvenate the Brain

08.06.2017
Brain & Behavior, Systems Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics
A newly discovered immune cell type may lead to a future treatment for Alzheimer's disease
Bread and Health: A Personal Matter

Bread and Health: A Personal Matter

07.06.2017
Personalized Medicine, Nutrition, Viruses & Microorganisms, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Math & Computer Science, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
A new study reveals that there is no difference between the health effects of “wholesome” and white bread
cold atomic beam experiment

How to Reduce Shockwaves in Molecular Beam Experiments

07.06.2017
Nano Physics, Particle Physics, Planetary Science, Quantum Physics
Aerospace engineering provided the answer
Agrin repairs heart tissue

Young at Heart: Restoring Cardiac Function with a Matrix Molecule

05.06.2017
Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Evolution and Development, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs
Administering “young matrix” molecules to damaged mouse hearts led to muscle repair
Humans are exposed to stress at different intensities throughout life

Stressed Out from Birth: Mice Exposed to Prenatal Stress Are Predisposed to Eating Disorders Later in Life

01.06.2017
Brain & Behavior, Nutrition, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics
Scientists at the Weizmann Institute prevented the onset of eating disorders through dietary intervention
self-assembling membrane

Self-Organization Makes for Efficient Separation

17.05.2017
Nanoscience, Materials Science, Organic Chemistry
A new, water-based, recyclable membrane filters all types of nanoparticles
Ayelet Erez

Rare Genetic Defect May Lead to Cancer Drug

17.05.2017
Yeda Technology Transfer, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs
A lack of the protein citrin slows children's growth; blocking it in cancer slows tumor growth
Dr. Valery Krizhanovsky

Getting Rid of Old Cells

17.05.2017
Personalized Medicine, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Yeda Technology Transfer, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs
Understanding why cells refuse to die may lead to treatments for age-related disease
Science on Tap 2017

Science on Tap 2017

08.05.2017
An influential initiative, creating a new urban culture that has been adopted around the globe 
man,woman,dna

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  

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