A research initiative on the source of pain

Monday, Dec 2, 2013

November 11, 2013 The Hebrew University of Jerusalem is one of 11 universities, medical centers and research institutes in seven countries participating in ncRNAPain, a new European research...

Needles Fear? A New Invention May Make That A Thing Of The Past

Monday, Dec 2, 2013

Afraid of needles? You’re not alone. According to to HealthLine, approximately one in five people suffer from a real fear of needles. And while these people may be able to live an entire life...

New Therapy For Brain Cancer?

Monday, Dec 2, 2013

Sept. 30, 2013 Israeli researchers at the Hebrew University Hadassah Medical School made a ground breaking discovery of a cancer-driving protein. Regina Golan-Gerstl, Ph.D., a postdoctoral fellow...

Why Anti-Cancer Therapy Stops Working At A Specific Stage

Monday, Jul 15, 2013

Jerusalem, June 16, 2013 – Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and in California have achieved a breakthrough in understanding how and why a promising anti-cancer therapy has...

The Healing Element Is Also The Enemy – An Enigma Probed By Hebrew University Researchers At IMRIC

Tuesday, Jun 11, 2013

Mechanism explained how a factor assisting our immune system can turn into an agent for suppressing that same system Jerusalem, April 3, 2013 – The same factor in our immune system that is...

Specific Protein Essential For Healthy Eyes Described By Hebrew University, US Researchers; Also Has Implications For Other Medical Conditions

Monday, Mar 18, 2013

Jerusalem, January 6, 2013 – Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, in collaboration with researchers at the Salk Institute in California, have found for the first time that a...

Mechanism Involved In Breast Cancer Cell Growth Discovered By Hebrew University IMRIC Researchers Provides Opening For Early Detection, Treatment

Monday, Mar 18, 2013

Jerusalem, Jan. 15, 2013 -- Researchers at the Hebrew University Institute of Medical Research Israel-Canada have discovered a new mechanism by which breast cancer cells switch on their aggressive...

Hebrew University Study Finds Key Mechanism In Calcium Regulation: Important Element In Road Towards Development Of New Drugs For Neurodegenerative Diseases

Monday, Mar 18, 2013

Jerusalem, January 3, 2013 – All living cells keep their cellular calcium concentration at a very low level. Since a small increase in calcium can affect many critical cellular functions (an...

New understanding of cellular activity can lead to future strategies for dealing with neurodegenerative diseases, say Hebrew University researchers

Thursday, Dec 13, 2012

Jerusalem Dec. 6, 2012 – A new understanding of what takes place on the cellular level during the development of neurodegenerative diseases, such as Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, ALS and...

Do the Stress Reactions of Our Brain Control the Immune System -- Or Is It the Other Way Around?

Thursday, Dec 13, 2012

By Professor Hermona Soreq, the Charlotte Slesinger Professor of Cancer Studies and Professor of Molecular Neuroscience at Hebrew University's Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Brain...

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