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Why do humans get joint disease while other great apes remain agile into old age? The same evolutionary changes that made us human may also have left us with fragile joints. One of the differences between humans and the other great apes is that we commonly get chronic...
A new AI model developed by the Weizmann Institute of Science, called Brain-IT, can ‘read’ your brain activity and reconstruct what you see with striking speed and accuracy. The stadium is full, the ball is in the air – and all eyes are fixed on the batter poised to...
New research from the Weizmann Institute of Science shows that even second graders can reason like scientists – if we ask them the right way. When a child asks: “Why does a blowfish puff up?” we often jump in with facts. But what if we paused and suggested that they...
From pursuing an impossible dream to uncovering one of the cell’s best-kept secrets and advancing the design of improved antibiotics, these were just some of the achievements of Professor Ada Yonath. Professor Yonath, laureate of the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry and...
Weizmann Institute of Science researchers have discovered that transient intestinal inflammation can leave irreversible changes in the gut lining, leading to Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. The new findings point to new directions for treatment and early...
New research at the Weizmann Institute of Science shows that a master switch gene known to shape the brain before birth, is repurposed in the adult brain to regulate mental and metabolic networks. Many of us find ourselves losing our appetite – or, conversely,...
Not every DNA mistake gets fixed. Researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science have uncovered how repair enzymes choose which genetic damage deserves attention. When a wound does not heal properly, it leaves a scar. Similarly, mutations – which are permanent...
The blockbuster drug Viagra may strengthen a newly discovered cholesterol-regulating mechanism that could be harnessed to curb cancer spread, according to new collaborative research at the Weizmann Institute of Science. Viagra was originally developed to treat high...
A Phase 1 clinical trial has reported positive results for a brain-protective immunotherapy in early Alzheimer's disease, a therapy based on work from the Weizmann Institute of Science. Dozens of research teams around the world are working to halt, treat and even...
A new study suggests that magnetic surfaces may influence not only the ‘handedness’ of biological molecules, but also their isotope composition – connecting two fundamental fingerprints of life. The study, offering new clues to the origin of life on Earth, began at a...