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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.
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
Jul 11, 2018...
Nachum Ulanovsky with one of his research bats. Credit: David Vaaknin for Nature
On a sun-parched patch of land in Rehovot, Israel, two neuroscientists pee ... Read more
Mar 03, 2011... Precious memories need not fade if a report today bears fruit. Neuroscientists have successfully strengthened old memories in rats, according to research publis ... Read more
https://weizmann-usa.org/news-media/in-the-news/rose-scents-while-you-sleep-can-boost-your-memory/
Mar 09, 2020... In a study published by scientists from Tel Aviv University and the Weizmann Institute of Science in Current Biology, participants were exposed to the scent of ... Read more
Nov 12, 2013... Image of a neuronal spine from Prof. Menahem Segal’s lab, which uses time-lapse photography to view living, cultured neurons in a confocal laser scanning micros ... Read more
https://weizmann-usa.org/news-media/in-the-news/a-deep-dive-to-retrieve-and-fortify-memories/
Mar 08, 2011... For years scientists have dreamed of developing a genuine memory booster, a drug that could tune the brain's biological search engine so that it's better at ret ... Read more
Apr 02, 2017...
Optogenetic research shows promise for erasing memories of fear. Image via Shutterstock.com
Erasing unwanted memories isn’t yet possible. However, Israeli ... Read more
https://weizmann-usa.org/news-media/news-releases/turning-down-the-brain-to-erase-fearful-memories/
Mar 15, 2017... An entire mouse brain viewed from above: Neuronal extensions connect the two amygdalas (the brightest green spots on both sides of the brain) with the prefronta ... Read more
Jun 29, 2020... A joint study by Tel Aviv University (TAU) and Weizmann Institute of Science researchers has yielded an innovative method for bolstering memory processes in the ... Read more
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