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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 27, 2019...
Seemingly identical bacteria may harbor genetic differences that affect the host-microbiome relationship
REHOVOT, ISRAEL—March 27, 2019—Our gut microbiome ... Read more
https://weizmann-usa.org/news-media/in-the-news/the-secret-social-lives-of-viruses/
Jun 18, 2019...
Illustration by Karol Banach
Geneticist Rotem Sorek could see that his bacteria were sick — so far, so good. He had deliberately infected them with a virus ... Read more
Nov 24, 2016... Following a successful diet, many people are dismayed to find their weight rebounding – an all-too-common phenomenon termed “recurrent” or “yo-yo” obesity. Wors ... Read more
https://weizmann-usa.org/news-media/feature-stories/new-hope-for-kidney-patients/
Sep 21, 2003... For people suffering from fatal diseases, such as leukemia or kidney failure, the scarcity of available transplants is often the cause of feelings of hopelessne ... Read more
Aug 27, 2019...
Xray of a patient with active pulmonary tuberculosis. Image by Shutterstock
Just as first impressions set the stage for the entire course of a relationship ... Read more
https://weizmann-usa.org/news-media/in-the-news/on-the-probiotic-trail/
May 08, 2012...
Naama Geva-Zatorsky in the lab. JTA
Jerusalem — She’s young, smart and aims to help treat life-threatening diseases. Naama Geva-Zatorsky, 34, is among a gr ... Read more
Dec 19, 2018...
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Worldwide, about 3 million people are afflicted by multiple sclerosis (MS), an incurable autoimmune disease in which the immune ... Read more
Jul 23, 2019... Gut bacteria may play a role in motor neurone disease ALS by speeding up progression, early studies reveal. The cruel condition that killed Professor Stephen Ha ... Read more
Mar 30, 2014...
Prof. Edna Mozes. Photo: WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE
There are a number of potentially devastating disorders much more common to one gender than the othe ... Read more
Jan 07, 2016... When you have a fever, your nose is stuffed and your headache is spreading to your toes, your body is telling you to stay home in bed. Feeling sick is an evolut ... Read more
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