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Traces of Trauma in the Young Brain – and How to Erase Them

03.12.2023

Brain & Behavior, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Weizmann Institute researchers reveal in mice how exposure to trauma in infancy alters the brain; they show that early treatment to reverse...

A section of a mouse brain under the microscope. The yellow color shows the complex structure of a mature oligodendrocyte, with numerous branches that reach out to the surrounding cells

Vive la Différence: Brain Cells of Males and Females Respond Differently to Chronic Stress

01.08.2023

Brain & Behavior, Personalized Medicine, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs

A new study in mice could pave the way to personalized therapy for depression, anxiety and other stress-related disorders known to produce...

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Born Ready for Pressure

18.01.2023

Brain & Behavior, Molecular and Cell Biology, Evolution and Development

Stress-resilient fish are born that way; their immune system reveals why

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...

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