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Two Tests Are Better Than One

20.03.2013
Biochemistry, Cancer, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics
Activity levels of a second DNA repair mechanism improve prediction of lung cancer risk
(l-r) Dr. Ofer Shoshani and Prof. Dov Zipori

Safer Stem Cell Scenario

24.02.2013
Cancer, Stem Cells, Molecular and Cell Biology
Future stem cell therapies might depend on our ability to chose those that won’t turn cancerous
Two Antibodies Are Better Than One

Two Antibodies Are Better Than One

07.02.2013
Cancer, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics
A new approach mimicking the body’s natural defenses could help treat a therapy-resistant breast cancer  
Prostaglandins guard stem cells by increasing the production of an inhibitory factor in the mesenchymal bone marrow cells. Mesenchymal cells are marked with a green protein (left); the inhibitory factor is red (center). Combined image (right): Treatment with prostaglandins (bottom) increases the secretion of the inhibitory factor

How Stem Cells Stay Young

29.11.2012
Cancer, Stem Cells, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics
A rare subgroup of immune cells act as stem cell “bodyguards”
Prof. Rivka Dikstein

The Coupling Protein

18.11.2012
Biochemistry, Cancer, Genetics
A newly discovered protein may present a suitably narrow target for cancer treatments
cell and numbers. Image: Thinkstock

Weizmann Institute’s Mathematical Model May Lead to Safer Chemotherapy

12.09.2012
Cancer, Viruses & Microorganisms, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
The study explains why certain patients develop severe infections after chemotherapy and points to ways of averting this side-effect  
Stem cells (alkaline phosphatase staining) from the lab of Dr. Jacob Hanna

Switches for Stem Cells

20.08.2012
Space & Physics, Cancer, Stem Cells, Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics
When a critical step in stem cell differentiation goes awry, it can lead to cancer
(l-r) Dr. Gili Ben-Nissan, Prof. Yosef Shaul, Dr. Michal Sharon and Oren Moscovitz

Rescuing the Rescuers

24.07.2012
Biochemistry, Cancer, Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics
How does the cell keep certain vital proteins from getting recycled?
Judging DNA by Its Cover

Judging DNA by Its Cover

23.07.2012
Cancer, Stem Cells, Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics
A newly-discovered molecular mechanism might explain the link between stem cells and cancer  
Prof. Ehud Shapiro, Dr. Rivka Adar, Adam Spiro and Noa Chapal-Ilani

Finding the Source of Cancer Recurrence

17.07.2012
Biochemistry, Cancer, Math & Computer Science
Do chemotherapy drugs miss a hidden reservoir of cancer cells?

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