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What’s New in Brain Research at Weizmann?
What’s New in Brain Research at Weizmann?

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Jun 10, 2019... Weizmann Institute researchers from across the disciplines are pursuing topics in neuroscience, approaching this crucial field from a number of angles. That’s b ... Read more

TAGS: Brain, Neuroscience, Senses, Mental health, Memory, Alzheimers, Parkinson's

Proteopedia Turns New York City Students into Scientists
Proteopedia Turns New York City Students into Scientists

https://weizmann-usa.org/news-media/feature-stories/proteopedia-turns-new-york-city-students-into-scientists/

Feb 21, 2012... The students in Allison Granberry’s class at Hostos-Lincoln Academy, a South Bronx public school serving children in grades 6 to 12, are as excited about protei ... Read more

TAGS: Technology, Education, Proteins, Alzheimers

Israeli scientist: Stronger immune system could cure Alzheimer’s
Israeli scientist: Stronger immune system could cure Alzheimer’s

https://weizmann-usa.org/news-media/in-the-news/israeli-scientist-stronger-immune-system-could-cure-alzheimer-s/

Feb 10, 2014... Schwartz’s research questions assumptions about the central nervous system.
Imagine being able to inhibit or reverse a universal affliction – brain degener ... Read more

TAGS: Advancing Women in Science, Brain, Immune system, Mental health, Immunotherapy, Central nervous system, Memory, Alzheimers

Immune System Maintains Brain Health
Immune System Maintains Brain Health

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Nov 01, 2016... ©ROY SCOTT/GETTY IMAGES
In a dark room in Charlottesville, Virginia, a mouse swims in a small pool, searching for a place to rest. In 12 previous swims, wi ... Read more

TAGS: Brain, Neuroscience, Immune system, Alzheimers

Israel Fast Becoming World Hub of Aging Industry
Israel Fast Becoming World Hub of Aging Industry

https://weizmann-usa.org/news-media/in-the-news/israel-fast-becoming-world-hub-of-aging-industry/

May 01, 2019... Photo via Shutterstock.com
The State of Israel will soon turn 71. And yet this babe among nations ranks fifth internationally for average life expectancy a ... Read more

TAGS: Culture, Brain, Biology, Alzheimers

Israeli Scientists Discover Mechanism of Protein-Producing Mistakes in Cell
Israeli Scientists Discover Mechanism of Protein-Producing Mistakes in Cell

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Aug 02, 2019... JERUSALEM, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) – Israeli scientists have discovered when and where mistakes occur in the cellular manufacture of proteins, which may help with Alzhe ... Read more

TAGS: Genetics, Proteins, Alzheimers

Israel’s Brainsway Stimulates a Magnetic Remedy for Depression
Israel’s Brainsway Stimulates a Magnetic Remedy for Depression

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Feb 19, 2006... Approximately 18.8 million American adults suffer from depression, the leading cause of disability in the United States. Yet only about half the patients who ta ... Read more

TAGS: Technology, Neuroscience, Mental health, Alzheimers, Parkinson's

Understanding Alzheimer's
Understanding Alzheimer's

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Jun 28, 2010... One in 10 Americans over the age of 65 has Alzheimer's disease, a debilitating neurological disorder that slowly destroys memory and cognitive function and for ... Read more

TAGS: Neuroscience, Medicine, Memory, Alzheimers

Is “Friendly Fire” in the Brain Provoking Alzheimer’s Disease?
Is “Friendly Fire” in the Brain Provoking Alzheimer’s Disease?

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Apr 24, 2018... Neuroscientist Michael Heneka knows that radical ideas require convincing data. In 2010, very few colleagues shared his belief that the brain’s immune system ha ... Read more

TAGS: Brain, Neuroscience, Immune system, Alzheimers

Blood Test for Alzheimer's
Blood Test for Alzheimer's

https://weizmann-usa.org/news-media/in-the-news/blood-test-for-alzheimer-s/

Feb 04, 2013... A simple blood test could be on the way for diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease. Image via Shutterstock.com*
“Today one of the main weaknesses in the Alzheimer’ ... Read more

TAGS: Neuroscience, Immune system, Clinical trials, Alzheimers, Blood

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