Cancer

Dr. Itay Tirosh, Molecular Cell Biology

Comprehending Cancer Ecosystems – One Cell at a Time

15.01.2018

Cancer, Stem Cells, Systems Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Dr. Itay Tirosh is finding the tumor cells that are most likely to turn malignant

Bacteria in cancer cells

How Bacteria Hinder Chemotherapy

20.09.2017

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

Scientists find bacteria in pancreatic tumors that metabolize a common drug

Cancerous tumor tissue under a microscope:

Altitude Training for Cancer-Fighting Cells

18.09.2017

Cancer, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology

Oxygen starvation could toughen up immune T cells for cancer immunotherapy

Prof. Moshe Oren

Expanding the Reach of the Genome's Guardian

31.07.2017

Cancer, Systems Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics

An Institute study finds a whole new role for one of the most famous proteins in cancer research

Leukemic cells

In Leukemia, Cells That Cause Recurrence Are Present from the Start

27.07.2017

Cancer, Personalized Medicine, Systems Biology, Immunology

Analyzing cancer stem cell populations in first-time patients enabled researchers to predict who was most likely to suffer a relapse

Wallach and cell missing housekeeping functions

Verdict in the Cell: A Last-Minute Molecular Mechanism Prevents Cellular Death

12.07.2017

Cancer, Systems Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology

Prof. David Wallach and his group reveal a protein that can kill a cell or save it

degraded collagen

Paying Attention to the Packaging

19.04.2017

Biochemistry, Cancer, Systems Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

A series of studies has shown that the connective tissue surrounding our cells plays a very active role in human health and disease

gene editing in single cells

Gene Editing Takes on New Roles

15.12.2016

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

A new combined method may finally give scientists a tool fine enough to probe life’s most nuanced processes

drug cocktails

How to Mix the Perfect Cocktail

07.12.2016

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

A new model can predict drug interactions and side effects even between a large number of components

Double treatment kills cancer cells

Double Whammy for Triple Negative Breast Cancer

30.11.2016

Cancer, Personalized Medicine, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

New Weizmann Institute of Science research provides hope for cancer patients

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