Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Couples Therapy

Couples Therapy

26.09.2024

Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Biotechnology

A new Weizmann Institute method provides an unprecedented glimpse into the relationship between bacteria and their host cells

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Both Faster and Stronger

09.09.2024

Cancer, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

A new Weizmann Institute approach promises to advance cancer immunotherapy; it increases the proliferation rate of cancer-targeting immune cells...

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A Discovery to Set Your Heart a-Knocking

26.08.2024

Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs

Weizmann Institute researchers reveal how Copaxone protects the heart muscle and improves its function after a heart attack

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Finding Immune Cells under Our Very Noses

31.07.2024

Brain & Behavior, Viruses & Microorganisms, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Antibody-producing cells discovered inside the nasal conchae may help develop new nasal vaccinations and treatments for allergies and nervous system...

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Sticking a Pin in Cancer

12.07.2024

Structural Biology, Cancer, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

A new cellular mechanism for identifying unraveled proteins may serve as a target for cancer therapies

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A Sweet New MRI Method “Lights Up” Pancreatic Cancer

23.06.2024

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

Altered glucose digested by cancer cells helps reveal tumors’ hiding places

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Fungus vs. Fungus: Newly Identified Yeast Might Prevent Life-Threatening Fungal Infections

18.03.2024

Viruses & Microorganisms, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

The novel yeast works by outcompeting rivals, Weizmann Institute study suggests

(l-r) Dr. Anat Bahat and Prof. Rivka Dikstein

Toward a Treatment for Huntington’s Disease

26.02.2024

Brain & Behavior, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics, Benefiting Humanity, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs

Weizmann Institute scientists have discovered two small molecules that can cross the blood-brain barrier in mice, slowing and even reversing the...

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The Human Touch: Designing “Humanized” Antibodies That Work

25.01.2024

Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Biochemistry, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

A new algorithm may greatly speed up the process of engineering therapeutic antibodies

Combat team: A dendritic cell (right) and a T cell, both from a mouse with skin cancer, combined using the BiCE antibody (yellow)

Standing United: When Immune Cells Join Forces, Cancer Therapy Is More Effective

18.01.2024

Cancer, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Yeda Technology Transfer, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs

A new kind of immunotherapy, based on crosstalk between different immune cells, could pave the way for innovative treatments of cancer and autoimmune...

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