Life Sciences

Progress Reported in Developing Compounds That Mimic Insulin for the Treatment of Type II Diabetes

Progress Reported in Developing Compounds That Mimic Insulin for the Treatment of Type II Diabetes

24.11.1999

Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Diabetic patients suffer from a metabolic disorder in which the insulin hormone responsible for allowing the passage of energy rich...

Death of a Protein

Death of a Protein

01.10.1999

Molecular and Cell Biology

A protein recycling system can also break down some that protect us from cancer

The Benefits of Immaturity

The Benefits of Immaturity

01.10.1999

Molecular and Cell Biology

A method developed in Institute labs could keep stem cells "fresh" for longer

New Molecule Boosts Stem Cell Survival

New Molecule Boosts Stem Cell Survival

01.08.1999

Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Weizmann Institute researchers have developed a molecule that allows blood stem cells - the body's most primitive, immature cells that...

Weizmann Institute Scientists Develop a Potential Future Treatment for Myasthenia Gravis

Weizmann Institute Scientists Develop a Potential Future Treatment for Myasthenia Gravis

01.07.1999

Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Weizmann Institute researchers have developed an effective treatment, administered through the nose, for a myasthenia gravis-like disease in...

How the Nose Knows

How the Nose Knows

01.07.1999

Whether sniffing flowers, fresh-baked bread or the fumes of a passing automobile, the human olfactory system is an amazing scent sleuth, capable...

DNA Crystals Help Bacteria Respond to Stress

DNA Crystals Help Bacteria Respond to Stress

01.07.1999

DNA becomes remarkably organized in bacteria that are subjected to various conditions of stress, Weizmann Institute scientists reported in the July...

Weizmann Researchers Find Evidence That Links a Molecular Mechanism to Huntington's Disease

Weizmann Researchers Find Evidence That Links a Molecular Mechanism to Huntington's Disease

22.06.1999

Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Weizmann researchers have found evidence that an enzyme called transglutaminase (TGase) may be the "smoking gun" behind the deadly...

Mechanism Involved in Causing Colon Cancer Discovered at the Weizmann Institute

Mechanism Involved in Causing Colon Cancer Discovered at the Weizmann Institute

11.05.1999

Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

REHOVOT, Israel -- May 11, 1999 -- Weizmann Institute researchers have discovered a molecular mechanism that may be involved in causing colon...

To the Marrow

To the Marrow

01.05.1999

Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

When bone marrow transplants fail, it might be because the cells miss their signal

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