Life Sciences

New Concept Explains Why Mammals Can't Repair Central Nervous System Damage

New Concept Explains Why Mammals Can't Repair Central Nervous System Damage

16.09.1996

Brain & Behavior

REHOVOT, Israel -- September 17, 1996 -- Why is it that humans and other mammals are left permanently paralyzed or otherwise handicapped by injuries...

Personnel Management in the Brain

Personnel Management in the Brain

01.08.1996

Brain & Behavior

The brain acts like a dynamic personnel manager, constantly shifting its "workers," the nerve cells that control nearly all bodily...

Monitoring the Course of Lupus

Monitoring the Course of Lupus

01.08.1996

Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Doctors may soon find it easier to evaluate the effectiveness of treatment for systemic lupus erythematosus, a potentially life-threatening disease...

Scientists Brainstorm to Find Cure for Tourette Syndrome

Scientists Brainstorm to Find Cure for Tourette Syndrome

10.07.1996

Brain & Behavior

REHOVOT, Israel -- July 10, 1996 -- An intensive effort to shed light on Tourette syndrome -- the humiliating genetic disorder known for causing...

New Drug Delivery System May Help Fight Rheumatoid Arthritis

New Drug Delivery System May Help Fight Rheumatoid Arthritis

26.06.1996

Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

REHOVOT, Israel -- June 26, 1996 -- A potential method for treating rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn's disease and other chronic inflammatory disorders...

Breaking Up a Super Relationship

Breaking Up a Super Relationship

14.06.1996

Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

REHOVOT, Israel -- June 14, 1996 -- A key enzyme that acts as a "suicide weapon" causing cells to self-destruct has been discovered by...

Tumor Tip-Off

Tumor Tip-Off

01.06.1996

Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Diagnosing and treating neuroblastomas among the most common solid tumors occurring in young children may soon be easier thanks to a study...

New Approach to Fighting Autoimmune Diseases

New Approach to Fighting Autoimmune Diseases

25.01.1996

Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

REHOVOT, Israel -- January 25, 1996 -- A natural mechanism by which the body turns off inflammation may serve as a basis for the design of a...

Can the Amplifier Be Turned Off?

Can the Amplifier Be Turned Off?

01.01.1996

Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

The growth of breast cancer and other malignancies is spurred by a molecular "amplifier" that augments signals received by tumor cells...

Nothing to Sneeze At

Nothing to Sneeze At

01.01.1996

Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

A gene responsible for the production of an allergy-blocking protein has been discovered by the team of Prof. Israel Pecht at Weizmann Institute...

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