Designer Babies? Selecting Embryos for Traits like Height and IQ is Still Far Off

Sunday, Nov 24, 2019

Hebrew University research finds genetic selection of embryos can increase IQ only by 2-3 points and contains hidden pitfalls. Ever...

Hebrew University’s New MRI Technique Can “See” diseased brain tissue without resorting to dangerous procedures

Tuesday, Jul 30, 2019

MRI’s give us a picture of our body’s insides—organs, bones, nerves and soft tissue. But what if MRI’s could show us the molecular makeup of our body parts, and help doctors...

Scientists Have Created 'Decoy' Molecules That Can Kill Cancer Cells By Fooling Them

Tuesday, May 14, 2019

Professor Rotem Karni and his team at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem presented a new technology to fight cancer. They designed decoy molecules that attract proteins in cancer cells that would...

Researchers Created Embryo Stem Cells Out of Skin

Tuesday, May 14, 2019

No more need for a sperm and egg to conceive? A new groundbreaking study by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem found a way to transform skin cells into the three major stem cell types that comprise...

Hebrew University Researchers Discover Promising Treatment for Aggressive Brain Tumors

Tuesday, Nov 20, 2018

Glioblastoma is a serious and incurable brain cancer. Patients receiving this diagnosis typically have 11-20 months to live. One of the main difficulties in treating this cancer is that its cells...

Counting (on) Sheep? Promising Gene Therapy for Visually-Impaired Sheep Now Safe for Human Trials

Tuesday, Sep 18, 2018

Back in 2009, a group of Israeli researchers identified a herd of Awassi sheep suffering from “day blindness”. As its name implies, these sheep were blind during the day (in bright light) but...

For First Time in 40 Years, Cure for Acute Leukemia Within Reach Hebrew University Drug Trials Show 50% Cure Rate in Lab Mice

Wednesday, Aug 29, 2018

Acute myeloid leukemia is one of the most aggressive cancers. While other cancers have benefitted from new treatments, there has been no encouraging news for most leukemia patients for the past 40...

One drug could treat Alzheimer’s, MS, Crohn’s and more

Friday, May 11, 2018

Could one drug effectively treat incurable inflammatory diseases such as Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, rheumatoid arthritis and multiple sclerosis as well as neurodegenerative maladies such...

Prolonged acetaminophen use during pregnancy linked to increased ASD and ADHD risk

Tuesday, Apr 24, 2018

In a first-of-its-kind meta-analysis, researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have found a link between prolonged use of drugs containing acetaminophen (paracetamol or Tylenol) during...

Scientists generate an atlas of the human genome using stem cells

Monday, Apr 23, 2018

Human gene atlas opens up new avenues for studying cancer and genetic disorders. Scientists from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have generated an atlas of the human genome using a...

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