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09.02.2026

After transforming the treatment of blood cancers, the CAR-T approach developed at the Weizmann Institute is now showing promise in a mouse...

Human lung cancer tissue under a microscope. The enzymes (yellow) that unmask the immune-activating molecules are found near the TREM2 receptors (red) of the tumor-assisting macrophages. This targeted unmasking can prevent damage to healthy tissues
19.11.2025

A new class of immune-activating molecules awakens anti-tumor immunity by targeting the tumor’s own defenses

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10.04.2025

Researchers in Prof. Ido Amit’s lab identify a gene that reprograms macrophages into cancer-promoting cells — and show how to switch it off

Combat team: A dendritic cell (right) and a T cell, both from a mouse with skin cancer, combined using the BiCE antibody (yellow)
18.01.2024

A new kind of immunotherapy, based on crosstalk between different immune cells, could pave the way for innovative treatments of cancer and...

Decades-Old Mystery of Red Blood Cell Production Finally Solved
27.04.2023

Identifying the cells producing the hormone EPO may lead to the development of new therapies for treating anemia resulting from kidney disease and...

(l-r) Profs. Chamutal Gur and Ido Amit
04.04.2022

Weizmann Institute of Science researchers, in collaboration with Hadassah and Rambam physicians, present a new roadmap for exploring poorly...

multiple myeloma drug resistant cells
22.02.2021

From bedside to bench and back: Researchers reveal a genetic signature that could help overcome drug resistance in some of the most aggressive...

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27.11.2020

A postdoc talks about complicated research, living at the Institute and the joys of scientific outreach

Surprising Players in Acute Liver Failure Point to Potential Treatment
26.10.2020

Gut microbes and host cells jointly contribute to the progression of this mostly incurable disease

pregnant belly with mask on
30.07.2020

In a study in mice, the mother’s natural anti-viral proteins disrupted the development of neural circuits in the fetus

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