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Instead of Fighting Cancer Resistance, Put It to Work
29.12.2025
Cancer, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Biotechnology, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs

Three resistance mutations identified in Prof. Yardena Samuels’s lab may become targets for powerful new immunotherapies

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Shining a Light on Laser-Based Therapy
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Cancer, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs

Researchers reveal early response of tumor vessels to anti-cancer therapy  

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TOOKAD®, Invented at the Weizmann Institute of Science, Gains European Approval for Prostate Cancer
29.04.2019
Biochemistry, Cancer, Personalized Medicine, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Yeda Technology Transfer, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs

The treatment, approved for use in 31 countries, is now being marketed in Germany, Italy, Israel and Mexico

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Weizmann Institute Drug, TOOKAD® Soluble, Approved for Prostate Cancer Therapy in Mexico
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Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Cancer, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Yeda Technology Transfer, Biotechnology, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs

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Photodynamic Therapy of Cancer
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Plants and Agriculture, Benefiting Humanity
Prof. Avigdor Scherz studied photosynthesis, the process by which plants capture sunlight and convert it into useful energy....
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Prof. Amos Breskin develops advanced radiation detectors, which have an important impact on many fields of research, such as...
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3TP Method for Detection of Breast and Prostate Cancer
08.09.2010
Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Benefiting Humanity
Prof. Hadassa Degani studied the mechanisms that supply cancerous tumors with oxygen and nutrients. Using magnetic resonance...
(l-r) Marco Cortesi, Dr. Rachel Chechik, Prof. Amos Breskin and Dr. Sana Shilstein. Using medical intelligence
Capturing Cancer
01.05.2010
Cancer
A new approach to diagnosing prostate cancer could improve outcomes
Prof. Yosef Yarden and Sara Lavi.
Two Arms Are Better than One
01.10.2007
Cancer, Molecular and Cell Biology
A tiny diiference between two proteins gives researchers a clue to cancer metastasis...
Getting Cancer Therapy into the Bones
Getting Cancer Therapy into the Bones
22.12.2004
Cancer, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics
Weizmann Institute scientists develop a new approach for directing treatment to metastasized...

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