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Founded in 1944, the American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science develops philanthropic support for the Weizmann Institute in Israel, and advances its mission of science for the future of humanity.
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Jan 19, 2017... White blood cell squeezing through endothelial cells (grey) on its way out of the blood vessel walls. The actin cytoskeleton of both cells is exposed; the white ... Read more
Feb 11, 2020... Even in 2020, with all we know about health and nutrition, heart disease is still the leading cause of death in America, accounting for one in four mortalities. ... Read more
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Mar 18, 2013... For years, scientists around the world have dreamed of building a complete, functional, artificial cell. Though this vision is still a distant blur on the horiz ... Read more
Jan 27, 2020... When Weizmann Institute of Science Prof. Rivka Dikstein set out to study a gene regulating inflammation, she had no idea she’d find a promising route to develop ... Read more
Jan 02, 2006... In 2002 a clinical trial of an experimental Alzheimer's vaccine was halted when a few patients began experiencing brain inflammation, a result of the immune sys ... Read more
https://weizmann-usa.org/news-media/in-the-news/impaired-microbiota-may-lead-to-spondylarthritis/
Apr 06, 2020... A comprehensive review of published studies on gut microbiota, immunity and arthritis suggests that having a microbial imbalance may precede the development of ... Read more
https://weizmann-usa.org/news-media/news-releases/a-noninvasive-test-for-gut-inflammation/
Jan 24, 2022... REHOVOT, ISRAEL—January 24, 2022— Today, people suspected of having inflammatory bowel disease are often required to undergo a colonoscopy, an invasive procedur ... Read more
Aug 04, 2022... REHOVOT, ISRAEL—August 4, 2022—The myriads of microbes in our gut, collectively termed the microbiome, are considered important to our health, but they can also ... Read more
Dec 05, 2022... There is no cure for Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis, the two chronic inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) that cause flareups of abdominal pain, diarrhea, f ... Read more
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Aug 26, 2024... REHOVOT, ISRAEL—August 26, 2024—In the late 1960s, three Weizmann Institute of Science researchers developed several protein-like molecules, called copolymers, ... Read more
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