Autoimmune

Drs. Rotem Sorek and Adi Stern. Bacteria's Achilles heel

The Price of a Sophisticated Immune System

28.03.2011

Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Genetics

Autoimmune disease in bacteria: The finding could lead to new kinds of antibiotics.

(l-r) Oleg Butovsky, Noga Ron, Prof. Michal Schwartz and Yaniv Ziv. Mental immunity

Time to Remember

01.05.2006

Brain & Behavior, Immunology

Immune cells may have some surprising functions helping us learn and remember

Heat-Shock Vaccine Stops Bacteria Dead

Heat-Shock Vaccine Stops Bacteria Dead

01.03.1999

Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Autoimmunity, in which the body attacks its own tissues, has traditionally been viewed as spelling nothing but trouble. But now...

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Burning Cancer’s Bridges

Crystalizing Our Comprehension of Malaria

A tumor sample from a human patient with the most common type of lung cancer (adenocarcinoma). Senescent cells are highlighted by their expression of the p16 (red) and the PD-L1 (green) proteins. Cell nuclei are in blue

Unclogging the Immune System

MRI brain scans of mice with Gaucher disease Type III. The scan of a mouse that received the new treatment (left) shows a significant reduction in tissue inflammation (blue) compared to an untreated mouse (right)

Improving the Recipe for Gene Therapy

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The Weizmann Institute of Science Ranked among the World’s Top Ten Academic Institutions

A Discovery to Set Your Heart a-Knocking

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Computers can solve complex problems but they are far from omnipotent. Prof. Ran Raz of the Weizmann Institute's Computer Science and Applied Mathematics Department is trying to portray the limits...

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