Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs

winter school

Israeli and Czech Scientists Join Forces in Advancing Drug Discovery

22.01.2019

Biochemistry, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Biotechnology, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs

A new "winter school" has its first session at the Weizmann Institute of Science

Medicinal Chemistry

The Weizmann Institute of Science establishes the Dr. Barry Sherman Institute for Medicinal Chemistry

04.12.2018

Biochemistry, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Chemistry, Benefiting Humanity, Biotechnology, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs

The Institute will fund innovative research on compounds that hold promise for becoming therapies for a range of human diseases and...

T cells attacking melanoma cells

Toward an “Ultra-Personalized” Therapy for Melanoma

12.09.2018

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

A new approach to identifying “signposts” on cancer cells may help immune cells eliminate the disease

electrocardiogram

An Algorithm that Rivals Experts Could Save Lives

13.08.2018

Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Math & Computer Science, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs

A joint venture of the Weizmann Institute of Science and New York University recently won first place in a competition for innovation in...

Response to treatment in cancer cells: The abundance of the EGFR (top row) and HER2 (bottom row) receptors is reduced when the cells are exposed to triple therapy – Tagrisso, Erbitux and Herceptin (right column) and to the two antibodies, Erbitux and Herceptin (second from right column), but not when they are exposed to Tagrisso alone (second column from left) or to no therapy at all (left column)

Combined Approach Offers Hope to Lung Cancer Patients Who Become Resistant to Drugs

25.07.2018

Cancer, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs

Three drugs together block growth from without and within

Zoomed-in xSPEN diffusion data arising from a human frontal lobe (dashed square regions) containing the optic nerve indicated by the yellow arrows

The X-SPENdables: Addressing the Most Challenging Tissues in Magnetic Resonance

21.02.2018

Lasers & Optics, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Chemistry, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs

A new MRI method developed at the Weizmann Institute of Science improves our ability to study the brain and other non-homogeneous tissues

infrared silkworm

Microscopic Silk Cocoons May Facilitate Drug Design

20.07.2017

Biochemistry, Materials Science, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs

Microfluidics technology enables silk protein capsules to self-assemble

Agrin repairs heart tissue

Young at Heart: Restoring Cardiac Function with a Matrix Molecule

05.06.2017

Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Evolution and Development, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs

Administering “young matrix” molecules to damaged mouse hearts led to muscle repair

Ayelet Erez

Rare Genetic Defect May Lead to Cancer Drug

17.05.2017

Yeda Technology Transfer, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs

A lack of the protein citrin slows children's growth; blocking it in cancer slows tumor growth

Dr. Valery Krizhanovsky

Getting Rid of Old Cells

17.05.2017

Personalized Medicine, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Yeda Technology Transfer, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs

Understanding why cells refuse to die may lead to treatments for age-related disease

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