Life Sciences

The Picture Of Health

The Picture Of Health

01.10.1997

A new, non-invasive, MRI-based diagnostic method may replace biopsies for revealing malignant breast tumors

The Smell of Success

The Smell of Success

01.10.1997

The smelly compound in garlic fights infection. Institute scientists have not only shown how it works, they've synthesized it

A Molecular Radar

A Molecular Radar

01.10.1997

Molecular "radar" developed at the Institute enables scientists to track the progress of messages within a living cell

Rebif Spells Relief

Rebif Spells Relief

01.10.1997

Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Clinical trials of the multiple sclerosis drug, Rebif, are proving its effectiveness

Non-invasive Method for Diagnosing Cancer Developed at the Weizmann Institute

Non-invasive Method for Diagnosing Cancer Developed at the Weizmann Institute

03.07.1997

Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

REHOVOT, Israel - July 3, 1997 - A non-invasive method for distinguishing between different types of tumors, such as malignant and benign, has been...

Mounting An Attack On Lupus

Mounting An Attack On Lupus

01.06.1997

Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Treatment options for systemic lupus erythematosus, an autoimmune disorder in which the immune system goes awry and attacks healthy tissues...

Sticking Together to Thwart Cancer

Sticking Together to Thwart Cancer

01.05.1997

Molecular and Cell Biology

Neighborliness among cells can prevent cancer

A Cancer Pioneer

A Cancer Pioneer

01.05.1997

Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Prof. Leo Sachs' research has formed the basis of amniocentisis, led to a treatment to boost white blood cells, and demonstrated the reversal of...

Science Without Frontiers: Putting the Brain to Work

Science Without Frontiers: Putting the Brain to Work

01.05.1997

Brain & Behavior

Neurobiologists and mathematicians join forces to unravel the riddle of object recognition

Cop 1 (Copaxone®): The Story of a Drug

Cop 1 (Copaxone®): The Story of a Drug

01.05.1997

Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Nearly three decades after a surprising discovery, Copaxone® gets FDA approval for the treatment of MS

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Burning Cancer’s Bridges

Crystalizing Our Comprehension of Malaria

A tumor sample from a human patient with the most common type of lung cancer (adenocarcinoma). Senescent cells are highlighted by their expression of the p16 (red) and the PD-L1 (green) proteins. Cell nuclei are in blue

Unclogging the Immune System

MRI brain scans of mice with Gaucher disease Type III. The scan of a mouse that received the new treatment (left) shows a significant reduction in tissue inflammation (blue) compared to an untreated mouse (right)

Improving the Recipe for Gene Therapy

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A Discovery to Set Your Heart a-Knocking

Navigating the Digestive Tract