Christian Hendboeg, Auteur à Weizmann

A machine learning model sheds new light on muscle development

Apr 12, 2024 | Non classé

Life sciences have never been more digital. To learn more about life processes, biologists are collecting massive quantities of data that computer scientists analyze by means of sophisticated computational models that they develop. Over the past few years, Dr. Ori...

High levels of defensive proteins offer protection against a hostile takeover by herpes viruses

Jun 29, 2023 | Non classé

“Let him who desires peace, prepare for war,” wrote the Roman author Vegetius in the 4th century CE. Our bodies, it seems, live by this dictum: Even in times of peace, some cells express high levels of defensive, antiviral proteins. A new Weizmann Institute of Science...

How B-Cell Eaters Clean Their Plates

Jun 16, 2023 | Non classé

Mysterious macrophages, found to rapidly digest dying B cells, may hold clues to future treatments of autoimmune disorders Parents tell their children to eat all the food on their plate, down to the last crumb. Certain cells within our lymph nodes, like obedient...

Weizmann Institute scientists have discovered how mutations in the BRCA genes, particularly prevalent among Ashkenazi Jews, lead to recruitment of cellular “assistants” in pancreatic cancer

Feb 8, 2023 | Non classé

Bullying, unfortunately, can be contagious. This applies not only at school or on the playground but also in the cellular neighborhood. That’s why in a new study, a team of researchers headed by Dr. Ruth Scherz-Shouval of the Weizmann Institute of Science focused not...

Changing the Channel: Study Sheds New Light on a Promising Antidepressant

Jun 9, 2022 | Non classé

A newly revealed mechanism of ketamine’s action on potassium channels in neurons may lead to improved therapies for depression Ketamine, a well-known anesthetic used in smaller doses as a party drug, was hailed as a “new hope for depression” in a Time magazine cover...

A machine learning model sheds new light on muscle development

High levels of defensive proteins offer protection against a hostile takeover by herpes viruses

How B-Cell Eaters Clean Their Plates

Weizmann Institute scientists have discovered how mutations in the BRCA genes, particularly prevalent among Ashkenazi Jews, lead to recruitment of cellular “assistants” in pancreatic cancer

Changing the Channel: Study Sheds New Light on a Promising Antidepressant

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