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Human Tumors Are Prized Real Estate for Fungi, Study Finds

29.09.2022

Cancer, Personalized Medicine, Viruses & Microorganisms

The findings demonstrate that fungi are living in tumors and may facilitate cancer detection, diagnosis and perhaps even treatment

Patterns of epigenetic markers revealed by EPINUC on blood nucleosomes (bright-red dots)

Putting Liquid Biopsies on Solid Ground: Cancer Diagnosis from a Milliliter of Blood

08.09.2022

Cancer, Personalized Medicine, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Benefiting Humanity, Biotechnology, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs

If larger studies confirm the results of a Weizmann Institute innovation, diagnosing cancer may one day be as easy as taking blood

Photo by Yossi Yovel

Neurons Caught Rapidly Switching Gears

24.08.2022

Brain & Behavior

A new study suggests that neurons are not programmed for a single task, but rather are highly dynamic and agile

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Sweetness That Comes at a Price: Sugar Substitutes May Affect the Human Body in Unanticipated Ways

18.08.2022

Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Personalized Medicine, Nutrition, Viruses & Microorganisms, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

A controlled trial suggests that non-nutritive sweeteners affect the human gut microbes and may alter glucose metabolism

Microbiome invaders. Illustration: Dell'Ariccia Leibovitch Architects

The Viruses That Fight Disease

04.08.2022

Personalized Medicine, Nutrition, Viruses & Microorganisms, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Yeda Technology Transfer, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs

A surprising precision weapon against Crohn’s and ulcerative colitis

Development of synthetic mouse embryo models inside beakers

Without Egg, Sperm or Womb: Synthetic Mouse Embryo Models Created Solely from Stem Cells

01.08.2022

Stem Cells, Molecular and Cell Biology, Evolution and Development, Genetics, Technology & Applications

The method opens new vistas for studying how stem cells self-organize into organs and may in the future help produce transplantable tissues

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Curbing Candida: The Cells That Keep Fungal Infections at Bay

27.06.2022

Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology

Without cells that spur on the specialized antifungal units, the fight against a common infection is a lost cause

Scent of a Friend

Scent of a Friend

24.06.2022

Brain & Behavior, Evolution and Development

Similarities in body odor may contribute to social bonding

Flint tools found at the Evron Quarry. Photo: Zane Stepka

The Heat Is On: Weizmann Institute Scientists Uncover Traces of Fire Dating Back At Least 800,000 Years

13.06.2022

Scientific Archaeology

Using advanced AI techniques, the researchers discover one of the earliest pieces of evidence for the use of fire

Changing the Channel: Study Sheds New Light on a Promising Antidepressant

Changing the Channel: Study Sheds New Light on a Promising Antidepressant

31.05.2022

Brain & Behavior, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics

A newly revealed mechanism of ketamine’s action on potassium channels in neurons may lead to improved therapies for depression

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