It could be as simple as a sniff test to detect autism early in children according to new ground breaking research from the Weizmann Institute in Israel. Recently published in Current Biology, the research shows that people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) respond...

DIET COKE is one of science’s great miracles. Ordinary Coca-Cola relies on lashings of sugar to achieve its trademark sickly sweetness—15.9 grams per can, or about a third of the total daily intake recommended for women by Britain’s National Health Service. A can of...

Cell network mimics protein synthesis and communication of real cells, could one day be used to make products Israeli scientists have created an artificial network of cells that act like the real thing, even performing life’s most basic process — protein synthesis The...

The race to find a cure for AIDS, one of Earth’s most pressing epidemics for more than three decades now, is often more of a chaotic relay. Thousands of international scientists must constantly revise their own projects to keep up with findings from across all...

Weizmann Institute scientists show that removing one protein from adult cells enables them to efficiently turn back the clock to a stem-cell-like state Embryonic stem cells have the enormous potential to treat and cure many medical problems. That is why the discovery...

A new Weizmann Institute study has found that if certain odours are presented after tones during sleep, people will start sniffing when they hear the tones alone – even when no odour is present – both during sleep and, later, when awake. In other words, people can...