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Changing the Channel: Study Sheds New Light on a Promising Antidepressant
Changing the Channel: Study Sheds New Light on a Promising Antidepressant
31.05.2022
Brain & Behavior, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics

A newly revealed mechanism of ketamine’s action on potassium channels in neurons may lead to improved therapies for depression

Maskit Golan, "Isolation and staring at the horizon during COVID-19"
“Emotional COVID-19”: How the Global Pandemic Affected the Mental Well-Being of Israelis
08.08.2021
Life Sciences, Brain & Behavior

Using comprehensive digital questionnaires, Weizmann Institute of Science researchers map out the impact that COVID-19 has had on the levels...

CRFR1 -- only for emergencies
Receptive to Stress
26.05.2016
Brain & Behavior

A stress receptor in the brain is found to regulate metabolic responses to stressful situations differently in male and female mice

depression
Tiny Molecule Could Help Diagnose and Treat Mental Disorders
19.06.2014
Brain & Behavior, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Weizmann Institute scientists “fingerprint” a culprit in depression, anxiety and other mood disorders

 

(l-r) Prof. Dr. Peter Gruss, President of the Max Planck Society, Prof. Daniel Zajfman, President of the Weizmann Institute with the signed agreement
New German-Israeli Laboratory Inaugurated at the Weizmann Institute
05.03.2014
Brain & Behavior

The Weizmann Institute's Prof. Alon Chen will head the Lab

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New Eyes on the Sky

Dr. Gili Rosenberg

Dr. Gili Rosenberg

Prof. Daniel Zajfman

Prof. Daniel Zajfman

Prof. Michal Schwartz

Israel Prize in Life Sciences to Prof. Michal Schwartz

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Treating a Heart Attack before It Happens
Heavy imbalance: The biomass of humans, livestock, pets and wild mammals (Illustration: Itai Raveh)
27.02.2023
The Weight of Responsibility: Biomass of Livestock Dwarfs That of Wild Mammals
Close-up diagram of the quantum twisting microscope in action. Electrons tunnel from the probe (inverted pyramid at the top) to the sample (bottom) in several places at once (green vertical lines), in a quantum coherent manner
22.02.2023
The Quantum Twisting Microscope: A New Lens on Quantum Materials
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