On World Cancer Day and as an example of the fight against cancer, we would like to profile Dr. Ronit Ilouz’s groundbreaking research that could transform the way we diagnose and treat prostate cancer. Ilouz investigates how a single enzyme—PKA—may hold the key to understanding

Pregnant women living in greener areas have lower stress hormone levels. Indeed, At the lab of Prof. Keren Agay-Shay, at the Faculty of Medicine, researchers explored whether certain types of vegetation provide greater health benefits—particularly for pregnant women. Sohini

When proteins strike – Their secrets are revealed! Prof. Maya Schuldiner and her team forced thousands of yeast proteins to go on a surprise strike, and uncovered their previously unknown roles in some of life’s most basic processes >> bit.ly/protein-ENG

We would like to congratulate the Sheba Medical Center Center, for being ranked #8 best hospitals in the world by Newsweek. Sheba is our partner in training our medical and health professional students and the hospital base for many of our MD and PhD faculty members.

Congratulations to Prof. Jakub Abramson of the Department of Immunology and Regenerative Biology, upon being awarded the 2025 Israel Immunological Society (IIS) Award. Abramson Lab

Maternal progesterone and adipose mPRε in pregnancy regulate the embryonic nutritional state dlvr.it/TJXHGG

#Nature's preference for spirals may be linked to entropy's toroidal structure, suggesting an underlying order in the universe. This perspective could reshape our understanding of space, time, and dark energy. arXiv.org doi.org/g88h3h phys.org/news/2025-03-n…

Can One Injection End Cancer? 50% of Tumors Disappeared in Latest #CRISPR Trial 💉✂️ Researchers at Tel Aviv University have achieved a major breakthrough in cancer treatment. Using CRISPR gene editing, they targeted and removed a key gene from head and neck cancer cells,

Congratulations to Prof. Debbie Rand to promotion to Full Professor!

🔬 Breakthrough at Tel Aviv University: A New Way to Study a Key Gene in Growth & Disease A cutting-edge method developed by TAU researchers is set to revolutionize our understanding of #PTEN, a gene crucial for cell growth regulation. Mutations in PTEN are linked to conditions

In a study published in Cancer Cell, researchers from Samuels - Lab manipulated cancer cells into making themselves visible to the immune system, creating a new approach that gives hope to patients with previously untreatable disease>>bit.ly/cancer-expose-… yardena samuels

For a hundred years, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem has been a home for extraordinary individuals—those who question, challenge conventions, and push boundaries. The innovators, the changemakers, the pioneers who carve new paths and ensure they remain open. It all began with

Researchers led by Leeat Keren developed a new AI-based method, described in Nature Biotechnology, that can exponentially increases the number of proteins imaged in tissues>> bit.ly/Multiple-Prote…

What if a tiny disruption in one protein could trigger a neurodegenerative cascade? A new study from TAU, led by Prof. Orna Elroy-Stein & Dr. Shir Mandelboum, reveals how one malfunction can derail protein production & stress cells - possibly leading to disease.

Life-saving #innovation at Ziv Medical Center: At a groundbreaking #oncology conference led by Prof. Jamal Zidan, experts presented cutting-edge treatments — from HIPEC and precision brain surgery to hyperbaric tech and ultrasound diagnostics, with an opening welcome by Prof.

Researchers from Prof. Yosef Yarden’s lab, led by Dr. Diana Drago-Garcia, reveal how breast cancer cells enter a state of dormancy, remaining undetected for years, and why they suddenly wake up and metastasize >> bit.ly/wake-call-eng Science Signaling

Congratulations to Prof. Rotem Sorek of the Department of Molecular Genetics, upon being awarded the Selman A. Waksman Award in Microbiology Sorek Lab

Technion researchers have identified a genetic "fingerprint" that predicts immunotherapy effectiveness in cancer patients. The breakthrough study in Cell Genomics shows T-cells in tumor-only locations are key to treatment success. A major step toward truly personalized cancer

Microbes in the gut and other body locations can influence cancer development, progression, and response to treatment. This Review summarizes current evidence regarding the human microbiome and cancer. ja.ma/3Svwdjl

Some of the best treatments can help beat #coloncancer bit.ly/ZjcRyf #BioMarCare is working on a diagnostic kit for colon cancer