Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Uplifting encounter. Prof. Dov Sagi and Prof. Tamar Flash

Brain Teaser

01.11.2005

Brain & Behavior, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Math & Computer Science, Robotics and Machine Learning, Computer Vision

When Computer Science Encounters Neurobiology: Prof. Tamar Flash and Prof. Dov Sagi are joining forces to better understand how...

Dr. Deborah Fass. Protein portrait

To Catch a Thief

02.10.2005

Biochemistry, Cancer, Viruses & Microorganisms, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Structural Biology

Scientists reveal the shape of a tool used by a leukemia-causing virus to enter cells

Prof. Yair Reisner. Perfect timing

Time Frames

02.10.2005

Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Timing may be the key to growing tissue for transplant

Prof. Michael Walker. Linking fat to disease

The Fat Factor

01.10.2005

Biochemistry, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

A protein links high fat levels to diabetes

Illusteration: HIV at the cell membrane

Disarming the Alarm

01.10.2005

Biochemistry, Viruses & Microorganisms, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Lessons from HIV may help to treat the immune system

How HIV Disables the Cells' Call for Help

How HIV Disables the Cells' Call for Help

07.07.2005

Biochemistry, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Weizmann Institute Scientists discover how an HIV protein fragment shuts down an immune response. Their finding may have implications for autoimmune...

Living with Salt

Living with Salt

06.07.2005

Biochemistry, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Structural Biology

Scientists link algae salt tolerance to human kidney function. Life thrives in all sorts of hostile environments, including the extreme salinity of...

The Fat Connection

The Fat Connection

21.06.2005

Biochemistry, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Scientists at the Weizmann Institute of Science and in Sweden discover how excess body fat can lead to the onset of diabetes

Triple Treatment Keeps Cancer from Coming Back

Triple Treatment Keeps Cancer from Coming Back

07.06.2005

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

How do the cancer cells manage to circumvent the blockade put up by an anti-EGFR antibody? A new study discovere what happens to cancer cells...

Side Effects

Side Effects

01.05.2005

Cancer, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Structural Biology

A team of scientists at the Weizmann Institute of Science has shown exactly why a new drug that’s been proven effective against colon cancer has...

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Illustration by Yael Leibovitch and Simone Dell’Ariccia

We Know What You Ate: Detailed Protein Maps Assess Intestinal Health

Dendrites that developed in a tin battery, seen under an electronic microscope. Source: Shakked Schwartz and Ayan Maity

On the Way to Building Better Batteries

Weizmann Institute of Science Moves to 100% Green Electricity

Ants vs. Humans: Putting Group Smarts to the Test

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We Know What You Ate: Detailed Protein Maps Assess Intestinal Health

Weizmann Institute of Science Moves to 100% Green Electricity

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