https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/life-sciences/genetic-risk-factor
January 23, 2007
Weizmann Institute scientists discover a genetic risk factor for smoking-linked head and neck cancer A simple blood test may be able to identify those most at risk for developing head and neck cancer as a result of smoking. This was the finding of a recent study by...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/life-sciences/new-blood-test-uncovers-individual-risk-lung-cancer
September 3, 2003
Smokers carrying a newly found genetic marker are 5-10 times more likely to fall victim to the disease than other smokers; 120 times more than nonsmokers who don't carry the marker Scientists at the Weizmann Institute have discovered a new genetic risk factor that increases...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/life-sciences/complex-channels
January 23, 2007
Weizmann Institute scientists discover how ion channels are organized to effectively control nerve cell communication The messages passed in a neuronal network can target something like 100 billion nerve cells in the brain alone. These, in turn communicate with millio...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/life-sciences/weizmann-institute-scientists-reveal-new-principle-guides-memory-dynamics
August 21, 2003
The Finding May Lead To The Development Of New Treatments For Psychological Trauma Is it possible to intentionally forget specific memories, without affecting other memories? Many would undoubtedly be happy to learn that unpleasant memories might be erased. This ability co...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/chemistry/weizmann-institute-scientists-create-first-molecular-keypad-lock
January 23, 2007
Keypad locks, such as those for preventing auto theft, allow an action to take place only when the right password is entered: a series of numbers punched in a pre-set sequence. Now, a team of scientists at the Weizmann Institute of Science has created a molecule that can function...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/life-sciences/how-liver-cries-help
August 20, 2003
Stem cells in the bone marrow become liver cells in response to an alarm They still don't have a personality, and they're waiting for the maturity call. Stem cells in our bone marrow usually develop into blood cells, replenishing our blood system. However, in states of emerg...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/technology/biolinerx-licenses-two-additional-drug-candidates
March 26, 2007
Company expands therapeutic pipeline to fourteen by signing four in-licensing agreements in 2007 Jerusalem, Israel, March 26, 2007– BioLineRx Ltd. (TASE: BLRX), Israel’s leading drug development company, today announced that it has signed in-license agreements to develop...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/life-sciences/call-taste-tailors
August 20, 2003
Why taste and smell differ among individuals – and how industry may profit “De gustibus non est disputandum” is a popular saying, conveying that one shouldn't argue about flavors. Now, a team at the Weizmann Institute of Science, headed by Professor Doron Lancet of the Mol...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/life-sciences/key-player-embryonic-muscle-development
April 10, 2007
Weizmann Institute scientists discover: A KEY PLAYER IN EMBRYONIC MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT In the future, this finding may help in designing new methods for healing injured and diseased muscle tissue using stem cells Muscle fibers are large cells that contain many nuc...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/life-sciences/rose-any-other-name
April 15, 2004
Research at the Weizmann Institute yields clues to the question: “Do we experience seeing in the same way as others?” A rose is a rose is a rose, but do we and the artist and poet all see the same flower in the same way? This age-old philosophical question has now been put...