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Founded in 1944, the American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science develops philanthropic support for the Weizmann Institute in Israel, and advances its mission of science for the future of humanity.
Jun 19, 2014... According the World Health Organization, mood disorders such as depression affect some 10% of the world’s population and are associated with a heavy burden of d ... Read more
Jan 05, 2016... The p53 gene is known as the “guardian of the genome” because it plays a key role in preventing healthy cells from turning cancerous. When p53 is mutated, howev ... Read more
Apr 11, 2016...
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Tookad Soluble, a novel drug for prostate-cancer therapy delivered via injection and activated by laser light, ... Read more
Mar 11, 2016... Maybe you heard about it on NPR. Or the BBC. Or your local paper or news station. The world paid attention to the news that a novel cancer treatment is sending ... Read more
May 08, 2018...
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Immunotherapy was once the black sheep of cancer research. Originally conceived over a century ago, it aims to stimu ... Read more
Feb 16, 2011... When Prof. Nava Dekel of the Weizmann Institute of Science’s Department of Biological Regulation began studying a protein that plays a role in implanting fertil ... Read more
May 03, 2012... Do you know that skin cancer is the most common form of cancer? And that it’s on the rise, with increased incidence over the last 30 years? In fact, the America ... Read more
Mar 24, 2019...
Trial-In CEO Nir Erez. (photo credit: Courtesy)
Working in the field of oncology was a case of love at first sight for Weizmann Institute of Science gradua ... Read more
Sep 25, 2017...
Raphael and Fabrice Harari
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has recommended by a majority of 29-2 ... Read more
Jul 26, 2018...
The Bladder EpiCheck diagnostic kit developed by Nucleix Ltd. (Courtesy)
Israeli startup Nucleix Ltd., a cancer detection screening company, has developed ... Read more