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Gut Microbes Actively Support Immunity in People Living with HIV

12.02.2026

Viruses & Microorganisms, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

A study conducted in Israel and Ethiopia, led by researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science and Hadassah, reveals that the microbiome partly...

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From Cancer to Alzheimer’s: Engineered Immune Cells Reduce Plaques in the Brain

09.02.2026

Brain & Behavior, Cancer, Personalized Medicine, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

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

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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

A fluorescent microscope image of the biochip with its numerous minuscule compartments, each presenting a different antigen – making it possible to simultaneously test the interactions of all these antigens with a human antibody

The Biochip Built for the Next Pandemic

11.12.2025

Viruses & Microorganisms, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Technology & Applications, Biotechnology, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs

A new tool could help prepare us for the next viral threat

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

Turning the Tumor’s Shield into a Sword

19.11.2025

Cancer, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Biotechnology, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs

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

A bacterial cell (elongated shape in the center) inside a glioblastoma tumor cell, as seen through an electron microscope. The black dots within the bacterium are engineered antibodies carrying gold particles that bind specifically to a component found only in bacterial cell envelopes and not in human cells

Bacteria on the Brain

14.11.2025

Brain & Behavior, Cancer, Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Weizmann researchers, together with Beilinson and Rambam physicians, reveal that diverse bacteria reside within brain tumors, potentially affecting...

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Avoiding Loss: A Neural Key to Anxiety and PTSD

30.09.2025

Brain & Behavior, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Weizmann Institute scientists and Ichilov physicians used intracranial electrodes to reveal how the brain amplifies the risk of loss – and how this...

Fishing for a Drug: Study Brings Hope for Treating a Rare Disease

Fishing for a Drug: Study Brings Hope for Treating a Rare Disease

02.09.2025

Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics

Using transparent zebrafish embryos, Weizmann scientists and Sheba physicians decipher a severe lymphatic disorder and identify a potential treatment

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Blocking Brain-Liver Communication May Prevent Deadly Weight Loss in Cancer

07.08.2025

Brain & Behavior, Cancer, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

The study highlights the crucial role of brain–body crosstalk in health and disease

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans of the brain in three children with a missing copy of the Chaserr gene. The scans performed at age 8 months or 4 years (top row) reveal structural changes in the brain, including reduced volume of the brain stem (asterisks) and decreased myelin coating of nerves (arrows) in deep-seated brain areas. These changes are less apparent at 1 month of age (bottom row)

Emma’s Gene

24.07.2025

Biochemistry, Brain & Behavior, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics

Scientists discover a rare disorder caused by a missing genetic brake

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