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Dumpster Diving in Cancer Tissue Uncovers an Immune Evasion Mechanism
20.09.2023
Cancer, Systems Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology

Cancer alters cellular waste-processing machinery, helping it avoid detection by the immune system

Human lung cancer cells harboring the L858R mutation in the EGFR gene. Cell nuclei are in blue. The red color marks a protein that is present in the cell cytoplasm when the EGFR is active and driving the uncontrolled cell divisions
A Select Group: Study May Bring Improved Therapy to Preselected Lung Cancer Patients
08.08.2023
Cancer, Personalized Medicine, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Weizmann Institute researchers identify a biomarker that may one day enable a subgroup of lung cancer patients to benefit from relapse-free...

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Desperate Cancer Cells
31.08.2022
Cancer, Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics

How tumors mutate their way out of a crisis – and become drug resistant in the process

Follow up: Blood Test Shown to Reveal Lung Cancer Risk
Follow up: Blood Test Shown to Reveal Lung Cancer Risk
20.02.2020
Biochemistry, Cancer, Personalized Medicine, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs

The test could be a life-saver if routinely administered

DNA repair mechanism. Image: Wikimedia Commons
Risk Assessment
28.04.2014
Biochemistry, Cancer, Personalized Medicine, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics

A combined DNA repair score can reveal an individual’s chances of developing lung cancer

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Asthma Drug Used to Enhance Ovarian and Lung Cancer Treatment
12.09.2010
Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Benefiting Humanity
Prof. Avraham Amsterdam revealed that theophylline, a widely used asthma drug, makes ovarian and lung...
Genetic Risk Factor
Genetic Risk Factor
23.01.2007
Biochemistry, Cancer, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Weizmann Institute scientists discover a genetic risk factor for smoking-linked head and neck cancer

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New Blood Test Uncovers Individual Risk for Lung Cancer
New Blood Test Uncovers Individual Risk for Lung Cancer
03.09.2003
Biochemistry, Cancer, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Smokers carrying a newly found genetic marker are 5-10 times more likely to fall victim to the...

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Dumpster Diving in Cancer Tissue Uncovers an Immune Evasion Mechanism

A stem cell–derived human embryo model at a developmental stage equivalent to that of a human embryo at day 12 has all the compartments typical of this stage. The top sphere contains the part that will become the embryo itself, capped by the amnion; the bottom sphere is the yolk sac; the interface between them is a critical structural feature of human embryonic development. The two spheres are encapsulated by a cellular layer that will become the placenta

Human Embryo Models Grown from Stem Cells

Peripheral sensory neurons in a laboratory dish

Unlocking a Secret Nerve Cell Regenerator

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Surviving on an Empty Battery

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A stem cell–derived human embryo model at a developmental stage equivalent to that of a human embryo at day 12 has all the compartments typical of this stage. The top sphere contains the part that will become the embryo itself, capped by the amnion; the bottom sphere is the yolk sac; the interface between them is a critical structural feature of human embryonic development. The two spheres are encapsulated by a cellular layer that will become the placenta
06.09.2023
Human Embryo Models Grown from Stem Cells
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Surviving on an Empty Battery
14.08.2023
A “Jupiter” Hotter than the Sun
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