Weizmann Institute suggests that immune cells help to maintain cognition and brain cell renewal
A team of scientists at the Weizmann Institute of Science, led by Prof. Michal Schwartz of the Neurobiology Department, has come up with new findings that may have implications in delaying and slowing down cognitive deterioration in old age. The basis for these developments is Schwartz's team's observations, published today in the February issue of Nature Neuroscience, that immune cells contribut...Weizmann Institute scientists discover a molecular security mechanism for keeping mutations in check
Everyone knows mutations ?genetic mistakes in DNA, the material of heredity ?are bad: The more mutations in the cell's DNA, the higher the risk of cancer developing. But in the last few years it has become clear that the very processes that generate mutations, if they take place at a relatively low frequency, can actually protect us from cancer. How does the body know how to keep these processes...Weizmann Institute scientists develop a general 'control switch' for protein activity
Our bodies could not maintain their existence without thousands of proteins performing myriad vital tasks within cells. Since malfunctioning proteins can cause disease, the study of protein structure and function can lead to the development of drugs and treatments for numerous disorders. For example, the discovery of insulin’s role in diabetes paved the way for the development of a treatment b...Weizmann Institute of Science says Immune Cells Could Help Maintain Brain Function
New research from the Weizmann Institute of Science throws light on cells that could prevent deterioration of cognition in old age. These findings appear in the February issue of Nature Neuroscience. Professor Michal Schwartz of the Neurobiology Department at Weizmann led the study, //which might have important implication in delaying the onset of cognitive deterioration in the elderly....Weizmann Researchers Developed Control Switch for Protein Activity
Our bodies could not maintain their existence without thousands of proteins performing myriad vital tasks within cells. Since malfunctioning proteins can cause disease , the study of protein structure and function can lead to the development of drugs and treatments for numerous disorders. Despite enormous research efforts led by scientists worldwide, the cellular function of numerous proteins is...Rosetta Genomics and Weizmann Institute Scientists Identify Role of microRNA in Cancer Suppression
Findings Published in Molecular Cell Show Potential of microRNAs asNovel Cancer Drug Targets REHOVOT, Israel and NORTH BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, July 05, 2007/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Rosetta Genomics Ltd , a leading microRNAcompany, announced today research published in the journalMolecular Cell by scientists from the Weizmann Institute of Scienceand Rosetta Genomics . The findings suggest...