Cancer treatment
- Weizmann Institute
In Prof. Ido Amit's laboratory at the Weizmann Institute of Science, they identified a gene whose silencing reprograms immune system cells and can transform them from cancer supporters to cancer killers.
- The Hebrew University
Researchers from Tel Aviv University have developed an innovative platform based on nanoparticles, which enables the precise transport of two drugs at the same time to cancerous tumor sites, while improving treatment efficiency and reducing toxicity to healthy cells.
- Avi Blizovsky
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Prof. Carmit Levy: Immunotherapy has revolutionized cancer treatment," explains Prof. Carmi, "but about 50% of patients do not respond to the standard treatment - the PD-L1 protein. We found a new protein Ly6a against which treatment with an antibody
- Weizmann Institute
Weizmann Institute scientists have developed a new approach to increase the rate of division of immune cells in the laboratory, while preserving their ability to kill cancer cells, and have identified optimal time windows in which the cells are particularly lethal. The method may promote
- Avi Blizovsky
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- Avi Blizovsky
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Scientists were amazed by the discovery of cut marks around cancerous tumors on an ancient Egyptian skull, which allowed them to better understand how the ancient Egyptians tried to treat the disease
- Bar-Ilan University
Prof. Rachela Popobzer from the Faculty of Engineering and the Institute for Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials at Bar Ilan University won a grant of 150 euros, for research aimed at making drug treatment more efficient and targeted
- Avi Blizovsky
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The grant is intended to prove the programming and promote the translation of academic research into application and commercialization, including the establishment of the start-up company
- Science site The Conversation
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