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Prof. Ronit Saatchi Fainero. Photo: Tel Aviv University spokesperson

Attacking brain tumors

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Prof. Ronit Sacchi-Painero identified two key proteins – CCL2 and P-Selectin – that are involved in cancer cell entry into the brain. Blocking either axis significantly reduced metastatic burden in mouse models and in vitro systems.
Imaging of human small intestine tissue using a fluorescence staining method that allows marking a large number of proteins at the same time and thus mapping which proteins are produced in the entire basal area of ​​the intestine

navigate the digestive tract

renal stem cells. Courtesy of Prof. Benny Dekal and Dr. Dorit Omer.

Learn about disease outside the body

Modeling kidney diseases using kidney organoids derived from embryonic and adult stem cells
In the top row: connectivity in healthy brains, in the bottom row: connectivity in the brains of head-injured people. In the right column: connectivity in the brains of girls and women before menstruation, in the left column: connectivity in the brains of girls and women after menstruation.

Personalized medicine - and gender

Evidence is growing that brain damage in girls, which occurs during puberty, impairs cognitive function and the strength of the brain network
Damage to the motor nerves in Duchenne patients. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Improving the function of the heart muscle in Duchenne patients

Producing heart cells from skin cells made it possible to discover defects that lead to heart failure
Students volunteer in the testing laboratory at the Sheba Medical Center. Public relations photo - Sheba Medical Center in Tel Hashomer

The universities are joining the fight against Corona - in research and strengthening the medical forces in students

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Cross section of a human lung infected with cancer. The white block above is his tape and the black areas indicate that the original owner of the lung smoked. From Wikimedia

Triple attack: A combination of three drugs may prevent the recurrence of lung cancer

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Computing in medicine. Image shutterstock

How do you reduce the transfer time of genomic data from six years to a few months?

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A desalination plant on a Spanish island that receives only 100 mm of rain per year. The plant is powered by fuel oil. Photo: goodcat / Shutterstock.com

New study: drinking salted water may increase the risk of death from heart disease * the reason is the Treasury's refusal to add magnesium

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Science Minister Ofir Akunis met with Chinese Vice Premier Liu Yandong. Photo: Spokesperson of the Ministry of Science

Israel and China present: a unique support initiative - CIP and a joint innovation center

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A geometric sculpture on the grounds of Tel Hashomer Hospital. Photo: shutterstock

A medical incubator will be established in Or Yehuda

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Prof. Benny Dekal in the laboratory. Photo: Sheba Medical Center

Professor Binyamin Dekel - winner of the 2015 Zaim family award for excellence in cancer research

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