Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Pairing cells

Liver Cells Give Away Their “Friends” Locations

29.10.2018

Systems Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Pairing cells makes the smaller ones easier to study

Merbl_proteasomes

Cellular Trash Cans Reveal the Roles of Proteins in Disease

22.10.2018

Biochemistry, Systems Biology, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

A novel technology for profiling protein turnover and degradation offers new insight into diagnosis and understanding the molecular basis of...

A Binding Relationship

A Binding Relationship

11.10.2018

Structural Biology, Viruses & Microorganisms, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

A Weizmann Institute of Science study shows how a deadly virus gets into cells

The Dark Side of the Bone

The Dark Side of the Bone

09.10.2018

Biochemistry, Stem Cells, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Discovery of stem cell light and darkness cycles may advance bone marrow transplantation

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

probiotics

An Inside Look at Probiotics

06.09.2018

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

Do probiotics facilitate the recolonization of gut bacteria? The answer is not so simple

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...

The effects of p53 in cancer-associated fibroblasts on cancer cell migration

Switching Sides: The Betrayal of an Anti-Cancer Gene

25.07.2018

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

Reeducating cells in the tumor microenvironment reverses some of the malignancy

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

Microscope image of a yeast cell showing how close mitochondria (red) are to peroxisomes (blue) and the contact sites that hold them together (green)

Tethered in the Cell

25.06.2018

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

Weizmann researchers identify new ties between the parts of a cell: physical connections that are vital for health

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Couples Therapy

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A Secret Recipe for Colorful and Versatile Animal Crystals

Photo credit: NASA

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The Weizmann Institute of Science Ranked among the World’s Top Ten Academic Institutions

A Discovery to Set Your Heart a-Knocking

Navigating the Digestive Tract