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New Drug for Multiple Sclerosis Approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration

New Drug for Multiple Sclerosis Approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration

23.12.1996

Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

REHOVOT, Israel -- December 23, 1996 -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced the approval of the Israeli drug copolymer-1, to be marketed under the brand name COPAXONE, for treatment of patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis.

Potential Weight-Loss Drug May Be Linked to Adult Diabetes

Potential Weight-Loss Drug May Be Linked to Adult Diabetes

15.11.1996

Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

REHOVOT, Israel -- November 15, 1996 -- Leptin, the protein that made headlines two years ago when it was found to reduce obesity in mice, may be a cause of adult-onset diabetes in humans, according to a new Weizmann Institute of Science study.

Environmentally Friendly Building Dedicated at the Weizmann Institute

Environmentally Friendly Building Dedicated at the Weizmann Institute

13.11.1996

REHOVOT, Israel -- November 13, 1996 -- An environmentally friendly building designed to rely as little as possible on energy from polluting fossil fuels was dedicated this week at Israel's Weizmann Institute. The Sussman Family Building for Environmental Sciences contains a range of special features that promise to cut electricity expenditure for lighting, heating and cooling nearly in half.

Prof. Amir Pnueli

World's Most Prestigious Award in Computer Science to Weizmann Institute's Prof. Amir Pnueli

07.11.1996

REHOVOT, Israel -- November 7, 1996 -- A Weizmann Institute of Science mathematician, Prof. Amir Pnueli, has been named the recipient of the 1996 Turing Award, the world's most prestigious prize, dubbed the "Nobel Prize in computer science."

Too Much of a Good Thing

Too Much of a Good Thing

01.11.1996

Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Too Much of a Good Thing A major feature of Parkinson's disease, the brain disorder that causes muscle tremors, stiffness and weakness, is a shortage of the signal molecule dopamine in the brain. A new Weizmann Institute study now confirms the prevalent theory that this shortage results from dopamine's own destructive activity.

Fitness Test for Hormones

Fitness Test for Hormones

01.11.1996

Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

From pregnancy to potency, hormones are involved in regulating basic body functions. It is, therefore, often crucial to know whether these essential substances, which may be present in extremely low concentrations, are performing properly. Commonly used diagnostic tests can't give us an answer: They measure only hormone levels, not activity. A new approach developed at the Weizmann Institute and described in the upcoming issue of Endocrine addresses this problem.

Stopping Short

Stopping Short

01.11.1996

Plants and Agriculture

Unlike animals, plants cannot run away from danger. They have therefore evolved various mechanisms to protect themselves against environmental stresses such as heat, cold, drought, mechanical pressure and lack of oxygen. One such protective measure is a slackening of their growth rate, which prevents them from reaching full size and may facilitate their survival in stressful situations.

More Bytes for the Buck

More Bytes for the Buck

01.11.1996

Math & Computer Science

To boost the storage capacity of tomorrow's computers, information is digitally recorded on optical disks and read by a laser. Scientists hoped to enhance the computers memory banks even further by stacking several optical disks on top of each other. However, information retrieval from such systems is relatively slow because the laser can only focus on one level at a time.

System Also Used to Explain the Saltiness of the Sea of Galilee

System Also Used to Explain the Saltiness of the Sea of Galilee

31.10.1996

REHOVOT, Israel -- October 31, 1996 -- A Weizmann Institute of Science groundwater sampling system, recently recognized by the US Environmental Protection Agency as useful sampling technology, tracks down microscopic particles that act as vehicles for the spread of groundwater pollutants, as reported in the current issue of Environmental Science and Technology.

Weizmann Institute-Led Project Receives Center of Excellence Grant

Weizmann Institute-Led Project Receives Center of Excellence Grant

20.10.1996

REHOVOT, Israel -- October 20, 1996 -- A Center of Excellence research grant has been awarded to a project being coordinated by a Weizmann Institute of Science professor. The project, a study of the molecular processes involved in vision, was the only one selected from 11 proposals submitted nationwide to the Israel Science Foundation this year.

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