You are here

Home > News > All Press Releases

Press Releases

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 and psychology by providing detailed insight into sensory perception and higher cognitive functions  
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 graduate student Tal Ilani of the Immunology Department, is to be published on January 16, in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, U.S.A.    
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 summer, provide important insights into cancer pathologies and their potential cures.    
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
Biochemistry
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 biosynthesis begins.  
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 does not function properly or at all. Diabetes afflicts 15 million Americans, and 90 percent of these cases are classified as type II diabetes.  
New Molecule Boosts Stem Cell Survival

New Molecule Boosts Stem Cell Survival

01.08.1999
Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics
Weizmann Institute researchers have developed a molecule that allows blood stem cells - the body's most primitive, immature cells that originate in the bone marrow - to multiply without maturation in the test tube.   This achievement, described in the August issue of the journal Blood, may improve bone marrow transplantation, in which stem cells are infused into a patient to replace defective or malignant marrow. The study may also advance gene therapy research.
Solar Technology Breakthrough

Solar Technology Breakthrough

06.07.1999
Environment
An innovative solar power system was presented at the ISES congress. The system has been under development since 1996, within the framework of the US-Israel Science and Technology Foundation, by a consortium, which includes BOEING, ORMAT, and Rotem Industries in collaboration with the Weizmann Institute of Science. The initial technologies were developed within the solar consortium Consolar in the framework of MAGNET program of the Ministry of Industry and Trade.    
DNA Crystals Help Bacteria Respond to Stress

DNA Crystals Help Bacteria Respond to Stress

01.07.1999
Biochemistry
DNA becomes remarkably organized in bacteria that are subjected to various conditions of stress, Weizmann Institute scientists reported in the July 1 issue of Nature. The tightly packed structure promotes the ability of the cells to withstand extreme environmental assaults such as oxidating agents and starvation.

Pages

 

Are you a journalist? Please sign up here for our press releases

 

Most Popular Articles

One Protein, Two Programs

A cell’s decision to commit suicide involves an exchange of information between two suicide mechanisms

Israeli Researchers to Participate in European Commission Flagship

The European Commission has officially announced the selection of the Human Brain Project (HBP) as one of its two Future Emerging Technologies (FET) Flagship projects.

Checking the Dosage

Prof. Yoram Groner is a pioneer in Down syndrome research