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Gut Microbes Actively Support Immunity in People Living with HIV

12.02.2026

Viruses & Microorganisms, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

A study conducted in Israel and Ethiopia, led by researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science and Hadassah, reveals that the microbiome partly...

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From Cancer to Alzheimer’s: Engineered Immune Cells Reduce Plaques in the Brain

09.02.2026

Brain & Behavior, Cancer, Personalized Medicine, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

After transforming the treatment of blood cancers, the CAR-T approach developed at the Weizmann Institute is now showing promise in a mouse model of...

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How Rats Avoid Being Fooled by Their Own Whiskers

15.01.2026

Brain & Behavior

Japanese researchers and a Weizmann Institute team reveal an engineering marvel inside rat whisker follicles

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Instead of Fighting Cancer Resistance, Put It to Work

29.12.2025

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

Three resistance mutations identified in Prof. Yardena Samuels’s lab may become targets for powerful new immunotherapies

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Resurrected Tissue

24.12.2025

Cancer, Molecular and Cell Biology, Evolution and Development

Newly discovered molecular mechanism may help prevent cancer from returning

The “ticking” of a circadian clock inside a human cell over the course of 24 hours. A fluorescent marker allows scientists to tell “what time it is” at any given moment

New Study Reveals that Sex Hormones Reset Our Body Clocks

22.12.2025

Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology

The findings may shed new light on disruptions to the circadian clocks during menstruation, pregnancy and menopause

A fluorescent microscope image of the biochip with its numerous minuscule compartments, each presenting a different antigen – making it possible to simultaneously test the interactions of all these antigens with a human antibody

The Biochip Built for the Next Pandemic

11.12.2025

Viruses & Microorganisms, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Technology & Applications, Biotechnology, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs

A new tool could help prepare us for the next viral threat

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From the Volcanic Crater to the Lab: A Lesson in Survival

25.11.2025

Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Evolution and Development, Genetics

Weizmann Institute researchers discover how organisms thrive at temperatures above 80 degrees Celsius

Human lung cancer tissue under a microscope. The enzymes (yellow) that unmask the immune-activating molecules are found near the TREM2 receptors (red) of the tumor-assisting macrophages. This targeted unmasking can prevent damage to healthy tissues

Turning the Tumor’s Shield into a Sword

19.11.2025

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

A new class of immune-activating molecules awakens anti-tumor immunity by targeting the tumor’s own defenses

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

14.11.2025

Brain & Behavior, Cancer, Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Weizmann researchers, together with Beilinson and Rambam physicians, reveal that diverse bacteria reside within brain tumors, potentially affecting...

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