Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Segal and Slutskin

A Rulebook for Living Cells

12.04.2018

Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Evolution and Development, Genetics, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

New research delves into the process by which small sequences of RNA – microRNAs – regulate the long ones

microbiome influences

Genetics or Lifestyle: What Is It That Shapes our Microbiome?

27.02.2018

Nutrition, Systems Biology, Viruses & Microorganisms, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics

A study brings new hope for improving our health

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

Rejection and lack of rejection

Immune Tolerance May Open New Horizons for Bone Marrow and Organ Transplants

05.02.2018

Cancer, Personalized Medicine, Nutrition, Stem Cells, Systems Biology, Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

An anticancer drug keeps recipient T cells from attacking donor cells

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

Krizhanovsky and group

The Zombie Cell Census

09.01.2018

Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

A new method of counting cells could lead to future strategies for combating chronic inflammation

Paired ribosomes

The Protein that Puts Staphylococcus Ribosomes to Sleep

21.12.2017

Biochemistry, Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Paired ribosomes temporarily stop producing proteins. New research suggests a way to prevent this pairing so that antibiotics can make the stoppage...

malaria vesicles

How Malaria Tricks the Immune System

07.12.2017

Biochemistry, Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Yeda Technology Transfer

The new study suggest a possible defense in the battle against this deadly disease

skeletons

Thinking outside the Skeleton

02.11.2017

Biochemistry, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Evolution and Development, Genetics

Scoliosis may be linked to problems with our "sixth sense"

Designed and experimental antibody

Spare Parts Might “Jump-Start” Protein Design

26.09.2017

Biochemistry, Systems Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Including “non-ideal” components in the designs may be key to functional artificial proteins

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A bacterial cell (elongated shape in the center) inside a glioblastoma tumor cell, as seen through an electron microscope. The black dots within the bacterium are engineered antibodies carrying gold particles that bind specifically to a component found only in bacterial cell envelopes and not in human cells

Bacteria on the Brain

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The Weizmann Institute of Science Ranked Sixth in the World for Research Quality

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Bacteria on the Brain

“Seven Unique Voices in the Symphony of Human Achievement”

The Weizmann Institute of Science Ranked Sixth in the World for Research Quality