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An Algorithm that Rivals Experts Could Save Lives

13.08.2018
Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Math & Computer Science, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs
A joint venture of the Weizmann Institute of Science and New York University recently won first place in a competition for innovation in...
electrons tunnel in protein

Lowering the Barrier: Electrons Seen Tunneling through Proteins

02.08.2018
Quantum Physics, Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biotechnology
Uncovering quantum effects in the molecules in our bodies may lead to future biotech developments
Response to treatment in cancer cells: The abundance of the EGFR (top row) and HER2 (bottom row) receptors is reduced when the cells are exposed to triple therapy – Tagrisso, Erbitux and Herceptin (right column) and to the two antibodies, Erbitux and Herceptin (second from right column), but not when they are exposed to Tagrisso alone (second column from left) or to no therapy at all (left column)

Combined Approach Offers Hope to Lung Cancer Patients Who Become Resistant to Drugs

25.07.2018
Cancer, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs
Three drugs together block growth from without and within
zebrafish eye

Silver Eyes are a Triple Treat

16.07.2018
Lasers & Optics, Nano Physics, Molecular and Cell Biology, Evolution and Development, Nanoscience, Materials Science, Biotechnology
The iris in the zebrafish has a distinctive crystal structure that both camouflages the eye and prevents unwanted light from entering
Fluorite. Credit: Rob Lavinsky, iRocks.com – CC-BY-SA-3.0

Nanocrystals Give MRI a New Shine

28.06.2018
Molecular and Cell Biology, Nanoscience, Organic Chemistry, Yeda Technology Transfer
A “crazy idea” for using fluoride nanocrystals as magnetic resonance tracers could lead to new clinical imaging methods
Zoomed-in xSPEN diffusion data arising from a human frontal lobe (dashed square regions) containing the optic nerve indicated by the yellow arrows

The X-SPENdables: Addressing the Most Challenging Tissues in Magnetic Resonance

21.02.2018
Lasers & Optics, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Chemistry, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs
A new MRI method developed at the Weizmann Institute of Science improves our ability to study the brain and other non-homogeneous tissues
malaria vesicles

How Malaria Tricks the Immune System

07.12.2017
Biochemistry, Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Yeda Technology Transfer
The new study suggest a possible defense in the battle against this deadly disease
infrared silkworm

Microscopic Silk Cocoons May Facilitate Drug Design

20.07.2017
Biochemistry, Materials Science, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs
Microfluidics technology enables silk protein capsules to self-assemble
Agrin repairs heart tissue

Young at Heart: Restoring Cardiac Function with a Matrix Molecule

05.06.2017
Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Evolution and Development, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs
Administering “young matrix” molecules to damaged mouse hearts led to muscle repair
Ayelet Erez

Rare Genetic Defect May Lead to Cancer Drug

17.05.2017
Yeda Technology Transfer, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs
A lack of the protein citrin slows children's growth; blocking it in cancer slows tumor growth

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CEST la vie: High-Powered Magnets Improve Early Detection of Cancer in Rats

Dr. Michal Leskes

Prof. Giora Mikenberg
Noam Stern-Ginossar and group

Host and Virus Face Off over RNA Modification

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New Clinical Study Being Launched at the Weizmann Institute of Science
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