Cancer

Tissue sample from triple-negative breast cancer, stained for the presence of cancer cells (red) and the two types of cancer-associated fibroblasts: pCAFs (magenta) and sCAFs (green). The nuclei of all cells are stained blue

Cancer “Helpers” Come in Different Types

23.07.2020

Biochemistry, Cancer, Personalized Medicine

Supporting actors in cancer growth may help predict the course of the disease

Lung cancer samples: Far left untreated. Lung cancer tissue failed to respond when exposed to a microtubule inhibitor drug (left) or to a drug that enhanced the apoptosis-inducing pathway (middle). But when the two drugs were applied together to the same tissue, the cancer cells died (right)

A New Approach to Tailoring Cancer Therapy: Tapping into Signaling Activities in Cancer Cells

16.07.2020

Cancer, Personalized Medicine, Systems Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Matching drugs to tumors may lead to personalized treatment and new therapies

bacteria in cancer cells

Cells inside Cells: The Bacteria That Live in Cancer Cells

28.05.2020

Cancer, Personalized Medicine, Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

The bacterial lodgers in cancer cells may hinder or help treatment

Golgi

Under Pressure in the Cell

25.05.2020

Biochemistry, Cancer, Systems Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology

The Golgi apparatus, a small but crucial organelle, has its own “breakup” mechanism

covert drug molecule

Creating a Covert Chemotherapy Drug

29.03.2020

Biochemistry, Cancer, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

A technique developed at the Institute might keep drugs at optimum levels in the body

Follow up: Blood Test Shown to Reveal Lung Cancer Risk

Follow up: Blood Test Shown to Reveal Lung Cancer Risk

20.02.2020

Biochemistry, Cancer, Personalized Medicine, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs

The test could be a life-saver if routinely administered

immunotherapy illustration

Predicting Immunotherapy Success

18.02.2020

Cancer, Personalized Medicine, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Overexpression of certain immunoproteasome subunits in melanoma are tied to anti-cancer immune activity

eradicating cancer

A New Route to Blocking Children’s Bone Cancer

02.10.2019

Cancer, Personalized Medicine, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

A study in mice showed that reducing a particular hormone signal keeps the cancer from growing and spreading

Cell Diversity May Explain Why a Brain Cancer Is Hard to Treat

Cell Diversity May Explain Why a Brain Cancer Is Hard to Treat

23.09.2019

When cells change their identities, they may elude therapies

melanoma_illustration

Cancer Protocols: A New Approach to Predicting Treatment Outcomes

12.09.2019

Cancer, Personalized Medicine

Weizmann Institute of Science research shows heterogeneity in melanoma tumors prevents effective immune responses

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