Medical technologies

Professor Hussam Haiq. Photo: Technion spokespeople

Towards an early diagnosis of schizophrenia: a consortium led by Prof. Hussam Hayek of the Technion won a grant of 8 million euros

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The VOLABIOS group, which combines advanced technologies and multi-omic analysis, is expected to improve the accuracy in diagnosing mental illnesses and provide innovative tools for the treatment and monitoring of schizophrenia worldwide
The D'20 peptide inhibits the cancer-causing enzyme MMP7. The image was prepared using DALEE and is not a scientific image

A new stable and selective inhibitor of a cancer-causing enzyme has been revealed in a new study

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Researchers from the Hebrew University, the Weizmann Institute and the University of Tokyo have developed an innovative peptide that suppresses the activity of the MMP7 enzyme associated with cancer progression, with the potential for targeted therapies in aggressive cancers.
Smart liquid. Credit: The Science website via DALEE. The picture is not a scientific picture

For the first time: "smart liquids" will be used as sensitive biological sensors

The team of researchers explained that the uniqueness of the smart liquids is that, as a result of their chemical properties, the liquids maintain separation from each other, thus creating distinct droplets