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Left: Natural control mechanism blocks the enzyme's zinc active site. Right: Novel antibody works as effectively as the natural control mechanism
Immune System Tricks
19.03.2012
Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Structural Biology
A synthetic molecule causes a useful immune response in mice
Left: Natural control mechanism blocks the enzyme's zinc active site. Right: Novel antibody works as effectively as the natural control mechanism
New Antibodies Treat Autoimmune Disease in Mice
26.12.2011
Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Organic Chemistry

Institute scientist  “trick” the body into blocking an enzyme that abets disease processes

Weizmann Institute Scientists Show White Blood Cells Move like Millipedes
Weizmann Institute Scientists Show White Blood Cells Move like Millipedes
04.05.2009
Cancer, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics
How do white blood cells – immune system ‘soldiers’ – get to the site of infection or injury? To do so, they must crawl...
(l-r) Top: Julia Farache, Dr. Tali Feferman, Dr. Guy Shakhar and Ira Gurevich. Bottom: Orna Tal and Idan Milo. Intercepting a sneak attack
Cell Detective
01.05.2009
Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology
New sophisticated microscopy techniques enable Dr. Guy Shakhar to get to the bottom of immune system activity
...
A New Approach to Treating Autoimmune Disease
A New Approach to Treating Autoimmune Disease
02.06.2008
Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics
 
Precise Pattern
Precise Pattern
01.10.2006
Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Institute scientists show precisely how a diabetes vaccine works

The Molecular Mechanism of a Diabetes Vaccine Revealed
The Molecular Mechanism of a Diabetes Vaccine Revealed
19.06.2006
Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

A team of researchers led by Prof. Irun Cohen of the Weizmann Institute of Science Immunology Department has revealed the...

Illusteration: HIV at the cell membrane
Disarming the Alarm
01.10.2005
Biochemistry, Viruses & Microorganisms, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics
Lessons from HIV may help to treat the immune system
How HIV Disables the Cells' Call for Help
How HIV Disables the Cells' Call for Help
07.07.2005
Biochemistry, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics
Weizmann Institute Scientists discover how an HIV protein fragment shuts down an immune response. Their finding may have...
(l-r) Parameswaran Ramakrishnan, Dr. Wangxia Wang, Prof. David Wallach, Tehila Ben Moshe and Dr. Tae Bong Kang. Resisting death
Dying to Live
01.05.2005
Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

A cell "death" gene may also be crucial for cellular life

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