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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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Mar 07, 2017... On February 28, 2017, American Committee donors of all giving levels were invited to join a special conference call with CEO Marshall S. Levin. More than 100 do ... Read more
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Apr 17, 2019...
For many years, scientists believed that the brain was completely isolated from the immune system because of a shield called the blood-brain barrier.
That ... Read more
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Feb 06, 2017... The deceptively simple, three-dimensional beauty of origami starts with a single sheet of paper, which must be precisely folded to become a swan or frog or cran ... Read more
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Feb 13, 2000... A team of scientists from the Weizmann Institute and France's Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) has recently shown that the neurotransmitter a ... Read more
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Jun 14, 2018... What would we be without our brains? They hold our memories, our sense of humor, our ability to do math in our heads or dance or cook, to know all the world’s c ... Read more
Jan 09, 2018... Dr. Shimanovich speaks at London’s how to: Academy about her work with silk fibers and how they affect the brain in Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. ... Read more
Jun 13, 2017... Thanks to advances in healthcare, sanitation, safety, and nutrition, people today are living longer than ever; in fact, in the West, the fastest-growing demogra ... Read more
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Feb 01, 2010... For many years, much of the RNA—the coded copies of the information contained in our DNA—floating around our cells was thought to be “junk” that had no visible ... Read more
Jan 28, 2020... Immunotherapies, which harness the immune system to fight disease, are revolutionizing treatments for many types of cancer. Having made significant breakthrough ... Read more
Jan 18, 2016...
Drugs which are already available on the NHS may help Alzheimer's patients, scientists believe Photo: Alamy
Cancer drugs already available on the NHS may h ... Read more
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