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Yeda News

01.10.2020

Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Yeda Technology Transfer, Biotechnology, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs

Gene Therapy Firm Enters Collaboration Agreement with Weizmann Lab

Repeated Pregnancy Loss May Be Tied to the Olfactory System

Repeated Pregnancy Loss May Be Tied to the Olfactory System

29.09.2020

Brain & Behavior, Fertility

Understanding the connection could lead to a new search for the causes of unexplained spontaneous miscarriage

Travel Ban on Immune Cells Could Prevent Sepsis

Travel Ban on Immune Cells Could Prevent Sepsis

24.09.2020

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

Lactate, thought to be a byproduct of cell respiration, plays a central role in the potentially lethal immune reaction

Context is Crucial

Context is Crucial

17.09.2020

Brain & Behavior

Comparing whisking motion in free-roaming and immobilized rats reveals key differences

phages and bacterial cell

Bacteria Could Provide Us with the Next Antivirals

16.09.2020

Systems Biology, Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Virus-fighting viperins, part of the human immune system, turn out to have bacterial counterparts that might boost the fight against human disease

coronavirus

Profiling the COVID-19 Coronavirus

09.09.2020

Viruses & Microorganisms, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

The new profile may lead to better diagnostics, and provide a better understanding of this unusual virusA new approach to understanding the virus may...

Using a Wrench to Hammer Nails

Using a Wrench to Hammer Nails

08.09.2020

Systems Biology, Plants and Agriculture

A step in the biochemical pathway for soapy plant compounds comes from the “wrong” set of tools

How the “Sixth Sense” Shapes the Skeleton

How the “Sixth Sense” Shapes the Skeleton

03.09.2020

Systems Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Evolution and Development

The findings point to a surprising origin for scoliosis and hip dysplasia

Potential Heart-Repair Protein Advances to a New Stage

Potential Heart-Repair Protein Advances to a New Stage

01.09.2020

Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Pre-clinical studies suggest a protein, Agrin, could limit scarring and promote natural repair mechanisms after a heart attack

immune cells in cancer

Opening Cancer to Attack

31.08.2020

Cancer, Molecular and Cell Biology

A possible cause for cancer resistance to immunotherapy could be reversed

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Couples Therapy

Crystals in zebrafish eye

A Secret Recipe for Colorful and Versatile Animal Crystals

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The Weizmann Institute of Science Ranked among the World’s Top Ten Academic Institutions

A Discovery to Set Your Heart a-Knocking

Navigating the Digestive Tract