About Us
Founded in 1944, the American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science develops philanthropic support for the Weizmann Institute in Israel, and advances its mission of science for the future of humanity.
Feb 19, 2006... Approximately 18.8 million American adults suffer from depression, the leading cause of disability in the United States. Yet only about half the patients who ta ... Read more
Jun 27, 2016... REHOVOT, ISRAEL—June 27, 2016—Disrupted fetal immune system development, such as that caused by viral infection in the mother, may be a key factor in the later ... Read more
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Jan 22, 2019... The tradeoff shown in human brains (top) and monkey brains (bottom). The more evolutionarily advanced, the more efficient and the less robust each area proved t ... Read more
https://weizmann-v8.euwest01.umbraco.io/news-media/in-the-news/healing-a-battle-scarred-mind/
Apr 20, 2015...
Some soldiers are destined to relive the horrors of the battlefield for the rest of their lives. YURI KOZYREV / NOOR IMAGES
Daniel* deployed to Iraq aged 2 ... Read more
Jan 09, 2019...
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Israeli researchers recently made a discovery that could help develop new therapies for anxiety disorde ... Read more
https://weizmann-v8.euwest01.umbraco.io/news-media/news-releases/receptive-to-stress/
May 26, 2016...
The CRFR1 receptor is used only in stressful situations
How does stress – which, among other things, causes our bodies to divert resources from non-essenti ... Read more
Oct 19, 2015...
Richard Price
The 800 guests at the Fairmont Hotel were restless when Richard Price took the stage to accept his honors from the Weizmann Institute of Scie ... Read more
https://weizmann-v8.euwest01.umbraco.io/news-media/feature-stories/an-end-to-the-winter-blues/
Mar 09, 2015... Are you feeling down? Want to sleep more than usual? Is spending your evenings at home in front of the television with comfort food more appealing than going ou ... Read more
Aug 28, 2019...
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Prescribing the right anti-depression medication often involves tedious trial and error. Your psychiatrist suggests one type of ... Read more
https://weizmann-v8.euwest01.umbraco.io/news-media/in-the-news/courage/
Oct 13, 2010... A five-foot-long snake helped identify a brain region associated with courage, according to a study in Neuron. One at a time, researchers placed 39 snake-fearin ... Read more