Immunology

The Molecular Mechanism of a Diabetes Vaccine Revealed

The Molecular Mechanism of a Diabetes Vaccine Revealed

19.06.2006

Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

A team of researchers led by Prof. Irun Cohen of the Weizmann Institute of Science Immunology Department has revealed the molecular mechanism of a...

Bones Hold the Key to Blood Renewal

Bones Hold the Key to Blood Renewal

19.06.2006

Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Though we think of them as solid and permanent, our bones are actually constantly being rebuilt throughout our lives. A team of scientists at the...

Successful Transplantation from Pig Embryos to Mice

Successful Transplantation from Pig Embryos to Mice

19.06.2006

Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Millions of diabetics face a lifetime of daily injections to replace the insulin their bodies fail to produce, as well as a host of risks that...

(l-r) Oleg Butovsky, Noga Ron, Prof. Michal Schwartz and Yaniv Ziv. Mental immunity

Time to Remember

01.05.2006

Brain & Behavior, Immunology

Immune cells may have some surprising functions helping us learn and remember

Weizmann Institute Scientists Suggest that Immune Cells Help to Maintain Cognition and Brain Cell Renewal

Weizmann Institute Scientists Suggest that Immune Cells Help to Maintain Cognition and Brain Cell Renewal

16.01.2006

Brain & Behavior, Immunology

New findings that may have implications in delaying and slowing down cognitive deterioration in old age

Prof. Yair Reisner. Perfect timing

Time Frames

02.10.2005

Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Timing may be the key to growing tissue for transplant

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...

Cancer Therapy Penetrates Bone

Cancer Therapy Penetrates Bone

01.05.2005

Cancer, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

A new method may help treat cancer that has metastasized to the bone marrow

(l-r) Parameswaran Ramakrishnan, Dr. Wangxia Wang, Prof. David Wallach, Tehila Ben Moshe and Dr. Tae Bong Kang. Resisting death

Dying to Live

01.05.2005

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

A cell "death" gene may also be crucial for cellular life

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