A new Weizmann Institute of Science study challenges an old dogma regarding the pituitary gland’s embryonic origins and may lead to new insights into growth hormone deficiency and other pituitary disorders. An unexpected observation has led researchers at Weizmann to...
A new kind of immunotherapy, based on crosstalk between different immune cells, could pave the way for innovative treatments of cancer and autoimmune diseases Winning on the battlefield takes a combination of precise intelligence and resolute soldiers. But when it...
Weizmann Institute of Science researchers have now called for a new kind of test to ensure evolutionary safety of future drugs. How many mutations do we need to improve our chances of survival? There is no single correct answer to that question, but one might think...
New research from the Weizmann Institute of Science shows that exposure to tears activates human smell receptors and alters aggression-related circuits in the brain. All land mammals have tear glands in their eyes, but the human tearing experience was until recently...
A new study from the Weizmann Institute of Science reveals how high blood sugar makes lung infections worse and the findings may lead to a strategy for reversing this susceptibility. For decades, it has been known that people with diabetes are at a substantially...
New findings from the Weizmann Institute of Science may improve flood warnings for millions living on the Indian subcontinent. In 2018, in the Indian state of Kerala, more than 400 people died in a single series of floods that displaced millions. Flooding is a regular...
New research from the Weizmann Institute of Science reveals that a protein facilitating nerve cell repair in the peripheral nervous system might one day point to treatments for neurodegenerative diseases. Just like a gecko that regrows a broken tail, our peripheral...
Weizmann Institute of Science researchers have revealed in mice how exposure to trauma in infancy alters the brain; they show that early treatment to reverse these changes is vital for rehabilitation. The images of Israeli child hostages being freed from Hamas...
A new study lead by the Weizmann Institute of Science shows that celiac disease in children might be associated with sensitivity to a protein abundant in dairy products. The new findings could also facilitate the disorder’s early detection and prevention. Enamel, the...
A new Weizmann Institute study shows that building solar farms in arid regions is a far more effective way to tackle the climate crisis than planting forests. A verdant forest is one of the most iconic symbols of the power of nature, from the abundance of plant and...
An international crowd-sourced campaign to discover an anti-COVID-19 drug has created a blueprint for the accelerated, patent-free development of drugs to treat viral threats to humanity. The results of the campaign, COVID Moonshot – co-led by Professor Nir London of...
Dear Friends, The following is a letter, signed by the Presidents of Israel’s universities. We encourage you to share it with your colleagues and friends so it can reach as broad an audience as possible. Weizmann Australia. An open letter by heads of Israeli...
A research team headed by Professor Jacob Hanna at the Weizmann Institute of Science has created complete models of human embryos from stem cells cultured in the lab – and managed to grow them outside the womb up to day 14. Reported today in Nature, these synthetic...
Three lucky Australian high school graduates spent the month of July attending the Weizmann Institute of Science’s annual International Summer Science Institute (ISSI) in Israel. First year science students, Chi Chi Zhao (PhB Hons at ANU), Finn Lip (PhB Hons at UWA),...
A newly discovered immune strategy by researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science protects bacteria and more advanced species, from corals to bees. Every time we make a call, send a text message or watch a video, some of the energy stored in the cell phone's...
A newly discovered binary celestial system via special data analysis led by the Weizmann Institute of Science, may advance our understanding of planet and star evolution under extreme conditions. The search for exoplanets – planets that orbit stars located beyond the...
Researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science have identified a biomarker that may one day enable a subgroup of lung cancer patients to benefit from relapse-free treatment. Non-smokers who develop lung cancer can be treated effectively with new drugs, but their...
A new study in mice could pave the way to personalised therapy for depression, anxiety and other stress-related disorders known to produce different effects on men and women. Scientific excellence requires diversity – research conducted by men and women, by people...
Weizmann Institute scientists have discovered a gene that may cause weight gain in older people, regardless of their diet. When diets fail, people often blame their genes. Now scientists lend weight to this notion, showing that genes may indeed play a role in weight...
The Weizmann Institute of Science has launched a new scholarship in partnership with the General Sir John Monash Foundation, with applications now open and closing on 14 July 2023. The Weizmann-Monash Scholarship seeks applications from excellent Australian science...
Mysterious macrophages, found to rapidly digest dying B cells, may hold clues to future treatments of autoimmune disorders new Weizmann research shows. Parents tell their children to eat all the food on their plate, down to the last crumb. Certain cells within our...
Why do parts of Earth become rainforests, whereas others turn into deserts? A new study from the Weizmann Institute of Science and Massachusetts Institute of Technology exposes the far-reaching impact of human activity on a global airflow phenomenon that crucially...
A South African plant called a woolly umbrella is completely unrelated to the cannabis plant, yet it makes a slew of the active compounds found in cannabis – cannabinoids – including some that may have new medical uses. In a study just published in Nature Plants,...
To get life-giving oxygen into every cell, the human body produces two to three million oxygen-carrying red blood cells, or erythrocytes, each second – about one-quarter of all the new cells that are produced in the body at any one time. This process is controlled by...