Weizmann Institute of Science
Climate change is stripping nutrients from food, global study with Israeli expert warns
"This is not a distant threat to health," Prof. Asaph Aharoni told the Post, saying up to two-thirds of the world's population already lacks essential micronutrients.
Breakthrough Israeli study finds potential path to reversing hearing loss
Israeli, Czech scientists recreate COVID-19’s evolutionary journey in a test tube
Q-Factor emerges as Israel’s latest quantum computing developer with $24 million seed investment
Why do pianos and guitars sound different?
Even when playing the same exact notes, each musical instrument sounds differently due to a variety of conditions.
The science and politics behind abortion
Following the justices’ decision, starting from the sixth week of pregnancy and in some cases even from the moment of conception, abortions became illegal in at least nine US states.
Israeli researchers use AI to reveal evidence of early uses of fire
A team of Israeli scientists say they have uncovered traces of fire dating back at least 800,000 years.
Weizmann Institute professor becomes first Israeli to win prestigious Kavli award
Prof. Sagiv secured this year’s Nanoscience prize for his team's pioneering work on self-assembling monolayers on solid substrates within the field of nanochemistry.
The party drug that can be taken as an antidepressant - Israeli study
An Israeli study has revealed that the mechanism of ketamine’s action on potassium channels in neurons may lead to improved therapies for depression.
Renowned Israeli immunologist Michael Sela dies at 98
Past president of Weizmann, Israel Prize laureate Michael Sela co-invented multiple sclerosis drug Copaxone.
New data shows climate change might be more rapid than predicted
A new Weizmann Institute-led study reveals that storms in the Southern Hemisphere have already reached intensity levels projected to be reached only by 2080.
Settled at birth: blood vessels remember their origins - study
Until this point, new blood vessels were thought to develop either from other blood vessels or progenitor cells.
Israeli researchers find potential answer to deadly autoimmune disease
Weizmann Institute of Science researchers, in collaboration with Hadassah and Rambam physicians, found a breakthrough in autoimmune disorder research by collecting skin samples.
Weizmann Institute researchers discover new Lou Gehrig’s disease neural pathway
The incurable neurological condition, which affects about one in 50,000 people, gradually paralyzes patients, halting the ability to speak, eat, move and even breathe.
