Weizmann in the Media

Israeli scientists crack code of the brain's inner compass

Black hole rips star apart, creating biggest blast ever seen

At first scientists thought the inconceivably bright flare was a supernova. It turns out it was a far crazier cosmic collision.

Laser therapy with deep-sea drug kills prostate cancer in trial

A non-surgical treatment for low-risk prostate cancer in which doctors inject a light-sensitive drug derived from deep-sea bacteria into a patient's bloodstream was shown in a trial to kill cancer cells without destroying healthy tissue.

The Jerusalem Post

Weizmann, Pfizer sign cooperation deal

The Weizmann Institute of Science announced a multi-year deal Monday with global pharmaceutical giant Pfizer.

Weizmann Institute in new collaboration with Pfizer

Pfizer will place a chemist at the newly established National Drug Discovery Institute to help direct drug research.

Message in a molecule: 'Invisible ink' lets you send private information on paper that only the recipient can read

A high-tech 'invisible ink' device to hide sensitive information - including emails - has been developed by scientists.

Start-up Israel

Weizmann-developed drug may be speedy prostate cancer cure, studies show

After 2-year clinical trial, therapy approved for marketing in Mexico; application submitted for Europe. In a trial, a photosynthesis-based therapy eliminates cancer in over 80% of patients – and could be used to attack other cancers, too

All for one, one for all: Hippocampal and cortical neurons oscillate both individually and as a network

MNT Medical News Today

When you eat could be as important as what you eat

Mitochondria - the tiny power centers inside cells that burn nutrients like sugar to make energy - are tightly controlled by the body's biological or circadian clock. Consequently, there is an optimum time when sugar-burning is most efficient.

Methane Mission to Mars

Prof. Oded Aharonson of the Earth and Planetary Sciences department about the mission to Mars

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Shaping the Role of Future Physician-Scientists

A Hundred Million Suns: The Most Complete Portrait of a Supernova

Fungus vs. Fungus: Newly Identified Yeast Might Prevent Life-Threatening Fungal Infections