• Along with fever, cough and shortness of breath – many coronavirus (COVID-19) patients report a temporary loss of their sense of smell. It appears that olfactory loss is significantly greater in COVID-19 patients compared to the loss that is often experienced during a cold, and less commonly, in non-COVID-19 influenza patients. In some countries, such as France, a patient who claims to have a sudden onset of olfactory loss will be diagnosed as a coronavirus patient – without even being tested. A similar approach is being considered in the UK. Based on this data, Weizmann Institute scientists, in collaboration with the Edith Wolfson Medical Center, developed SmellTracker – an online platform that enables self-monitoring of an individual's sense of smell – for the purpose of detecting early signs of COVID-19 or in the absence of other symptoms. For the full story and link to Smell Tracker: Https://bit.ly/2Xd4Vmq
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    Along with fever, cough and shortness of breath – many coronavirus (COVID-19) patients report a temporary loss of their sense of smell. It appears that olfactory loss is significantly greater in COVID-19 patients compared to the loss that is often experienced during a cold, and less commonly, in non-COVID-19 influenza patients. In some countries, such as France, a patient who claims to have a sudden onset of olfactory loss will be diagnosed as a coronavirus patient – without even being tested. A similar approach is being considered in the UK. Based on this data, Weizmann Institute scientists, in collaboration with the Edith Wolfson Medical Center, developed SmellTracker – an online platform that enables self-monitoring of an individual's sense of smell – for the purpose of detecting early signs of COVID-19 or in the absence of other symptoms. For the full story and link to Smell Tracker: Https://bit.ly/2Xd4Vmq
  • דווקא עכשיו בתקופה מבלבלת שכזו – בואו להבטיח את עתידכם איתנו במכון ויצמן למדע! הארכנו את ההרשמה למסלולי תואר שני עד 1 במאי. * בשל המצב, אפשר להירשם גם ללא חלק מהטפסים ולהשלים את המידע החסר בהמשך לכשיתאפשר ** ההרשמה בחינם וללא התחייבות, אך רק היא תבטיח שמועמדותכם תישקל עדיין מתלבטים? עומדים לשירותכן ולשירותכם בכל שאלה: FGS@weizmann.ac.il
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    דווקא עכשיו בתקופה מבלבלת שכזו – בואו להבטיח את עתידכם איתנו במכון ויצמן למדע! הארכנו את ההרשמה למסלולי תואר שני עד 1 במאי. * בשל המצב, אפשר להירשם גם ללא חלק מהטפסים ולהשלים את המידע החסר בהמשך לכשיתאפשר ** ההרשמה בחינם וללא התחייבות, אך רק היא תבטיח שמועמדותכם תישקל עדיין מתלבטים? עומדים לשירותכן ולשירותכם בכל שאלה: [email protected]
  • A method of predicting the coronavirus spread, pioneered and developed by Weizmann Institute scientists, may enable the authorities to focus efforts on areas where an outbreak is anticipated – and relieve measures taken in others. Several countries, including the United States, are adopting the new method צעד אחד לפני התפשטות הנגיף: שיטה לניבוי מראש של התפשטות קורונה שיזמו ופיתחו מדעני המכון, עשויה לאפשר לרשויות להתמקד באזורים שבהם צפויה התפרצות – ולהקל על אזורים אחרים. מספר מדינות, לרבות ארהב, התחילו לאמץ את השיטה החדשה >> https://bit.ly/3blIEqx
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    A method of predicting the coronavirus spread, pioneered and developed by Weizmann Institute scientists, may enable the authorities to focus efforts on areas where an outbreak is anticipated – and relieve measures taken in others. Several countries, including the United States, are adopting the new method צעד אחד לפני התפשטות הנגיף: שיטה לניבוי מראש של התפשטות קורונה שיזמו ופיתחו מדעני המכון, עשויה לאפשר לרשויות להתמקד באזורים שבהם צפויה התפרצות – ולהקל על אזורים אחרים. מספר מדינות, לרבות ארהב, התחילו לאמץ את השיטה החדשה >> https://bit.ly/3blIEqx
  • Chinese Students Extend Their Stay: They came for the winter school for excellent Chinese students, 2020. They found a welcoming place when they could not get back to China. For the full story : https://bit.ly/396v9sY דרך המשי למכון ויצמן למדע:  סטודנטים מצטיינים מסין התארחו בפקולטה לפיסיקה. ואז פרצה מגיפת הקורונה. לסיפור המלא: https://bit.ly/2U6V0Nt In image: Prof. Binghai Yan and some of the winter school students
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    Chinese Students Extend Their Stay: They came for the winter school for excellent Chinese students, 2020. They found a welcoming place when they could not get back to China. For the full story : https://bit.ly/396v9sY דרך המשי למכון ויצמן למדע:  סטודנטים מצטיינים מסין התארחו בפקולטה לפיסיקה. ואז פרצה מגיפת הקורונה. לסיפור המלא: https://bit.ly/2U6V0Nt In image: Prof. Binghai Yan and some of the winter school students
  • מדעני מכון ויצמן למדע גילו דפוסי פעילות עצביים המאפיינים למידת התניה חדשה. דפוסים אלה חוזרים על עצמם לא רק בזמן הלמידה אלא גם פרק זמן לא מבוטל לאחריה. לכתבה המלאה על מחקרו של פרופ' רוני פז ותלמידת המחקר תמר רייטיש-סטולרו מהמחלקה לנוירוביולוגיה : https://bit.ly/2w0CxsA Research at the Weizmann Institute of Science suggests that the neurons in a part of the brain called the amygdala are so diligent, they repeat the learned material even during recess. For the full article about Prof. Rony Paz and research student Tamar Reitich-Stolero of the Institute’s Neurobiology Department: https://bit.ly/2TZ7oOj
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    מדעני מכון ויצמן למדע גילו דפוסי פעילות עצביים המאפיינים למידת התניה חדשה. דפוסים אלה חוזרים על עצמם לא רק בזמן הלמידה אלא גם פרק זמן לא מבוטל לאחריה. לכתבה המלאה על מחקרו של פרופ' רוני פז ותלמידת המחקר תמר רייטיש-סטולרו מהמחלקה לנוירוביולוגיה : https://bit.ly/2w0CxsA Research at the Weizmann Institute of Science suggests that the neurons in a part of the brain called the amygdala are so diligent, they repeat the learned material even during recess. For the full article about Prof. Rony Paz and research student Tamar Reitich-Stolero of the Institute’s Neurobiology Department: https://bit.ly/2TZ7oOj
  • Blood Test Shown to Reveal Lung Cancer Risk. The test could be a life-saver if routinely administered. To read the full article: https://bit.ly/2TuXwLQ בדיקת דם לאיתור הסיכון לסרטן ריאות. רוצים לדעת עוד? https://bit.ly/2Ige059 Drawing: Dr. Tamar Paz-Elizur
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    Blood Test Shown to Reveal Lung Cancer Risk. The test could be a life-saver if routinely administered. To read the full article: https://bit.ly/2TuXwLQ בדיקת דם לאיתור הסיכון לסרטן ריאות. רוצים לדעת עוד? https://bit.ly/2Ige059 Drawing: Dr. Tamar Paz-Elizur
  • How Do Viral Infections in Pregnancy Affect the Embryos' Brain? A study in mice suggests how an acute inflammatory immune response in pregnancy may be tied to autism spectrum disorders. For the full article about Prof. Orly Reiner and PhD student Lihi Ben-Reuven: https://bit.ly/2wK7CRd Caption: Cross sections of embryo cortex at day 18 of pregnancy (left), compared to an embryo from the maternal immune activation group (right). The green shows cells in the fifth layer of the brain (CTIP2+ neurons), which are overproduced in those of the immune response group. Scale bar: 20 micrometers
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    How Do Viral Infections in Pregnancy Affect the Embryos' Brain? A study in mice suggests how an acute inflammatory immune response in pregnancy may be tied to autism spectrum disorders. For the full article about Prof. Orly Reiner and PhD student Lihi Ben-Reuven: https://bit.ly/2wK7CRd Caption: Cross sections of embryo cortex at day 18 of pregnancy (left), compared to an embryo from the maternal immune activation group (right). The green shows cells in the fifth layer of the brain (CTIP2+ neurons), which are overproduced in those of the immune response group. Scale bar: 20 micrometers
  • Prof. Yardena Samuels and her research group partnered with Prof. Eytan Ruppin’s lab in the National Institutes of Health (USA), basing their research on the understanding that learning to predict which treatments are most likely to work is the first step to creating a personalized approach to curing cancer. The focus of their work is melanoma – a collection of skin cancers that are often hard to treat, and which may be made up of varied tumor cells containing hundreds of different mutations. A certain percentage of melanomas have in recent years been successfully treated with immunotherapy drugs known as checkpoint inhibitors, which work by removing internal “obstacles” that trip up the body’s own immune system and keep it from attacking the cancer. Unfortunately, for others, these drugs remain ineffective. For the full article: https://bit.ly/39LwwOB
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    Prof. Yardena Samuels and her research group partnered with Prof. Eytan Ruppin’s lab in the National Institutes of Health (USA), basing their research on the understanding that learning to predict which treatments are most likely to work is the first step to creating a personalized approach to curing cancer. The focus of their work is melanoma – a collection of skin cancers that are often hard to treat, and which may be made up of varied tumor cells containing hundreds of different mutations. A certain percentage of melanomas have in recent years been successfully treated with immunotherapy drugs known as checkpoint inhibitors, which work by removing internal “obstacles” that trip up the body’s own immune system and keep it from attacking the cancer. Unfortunately, for others, these drugs remain ineffective. For the full article: https://bit.ly/39LwwOB
  • The NET Research Foundation (NETRF), Boston, MA, announced $3.5 million in neuroendocrine tumor (NET) research grants to fund 12 leading scientists at renowned institutions around the world in pursuit of more precise treatments for this uncommon cancer. Dr. Itay Tirosh of the Weizmann Institute of Science’s Molecular Cell Biology Department is among the 12 research groups that have been awarded the NETRF grant. Tirosh will comprehensively characterize the cellular diversity of NETs through single-cell genomic technologies and perform extensive analyses to compare NET composition with healthy tissues and other cancer types to improve our understanding of tumor behavior, with the ultimate goal of developing better cancer treatments. For the full press release click on the following link: https://netrf.org/…/…/10/netrf-awards-3-5-million-in-grants/ For more information on the NETRF, visit: https://netrf.org/
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    The NET Research Foundation (NETRF), Boston, MA, announced $3.5 million in neuroendocrine tumor (NET) research grants to fund 12 leading scientists at renowned institutions around the world in pursuit of more precise treatments for this uncommon cancer. Dr. Itay Tirosh of the Weizmann Institute of Science’s Molecular Cell Biology Department is among the 12 research groups that have been awarded the NETRF grant. Tirosh will comprehensively characterize the cellular diversity of NETs through single-cell genomic technologies and perform extensive analyses to compare NET composition with healthy tissues and other cancer types to improve our understanding of tumor behavior, with the ultimate goal of developing better cancer treatments. For the full press release click on the following link: https://netrf.org/…/…/10/netrf-awards-3-5-million-in-grants/ For more information on the NETRF, visit: https://netrf.org/