Tag: cancer research
Israeli Scientists Learn Why Most Metastatic Melanoma Patients Don’t Respond to Immunotherapy
“In the responders, we found higher levels of proteins associated with lipid metabolism, which led to better recognition by the immune system.”
Israeli Scientists Find Melanoma Tumor Cells ‘Hijack’ Inflammatory Pathway in Brain to Form Metastases
The researchers are currently investigating the trigger that instigates inflammation in the brain, which promotes metastasis.
Israeli Scientists Testing New Treatment to Prevent Brain Metastases in Cancer Patients
Tel Aviv University researchers say injection of synthetic DNA material found to activate brain's immune cells and kill invading tumor cells.
Hebrew U Researchers Created Embryo Stem Cells from Skin Cells
Recently, attempts have been made to develop an entire mouse embryo without using sperm or egg cells.
Israeli Scientists Create Biosensor to Isolate Leukemic Stem Cells
"A lack of tools to specifically isolate leukemic stem cells has precluded the comprehensive study and specific targeting of these stem cells until now."
Israel-US Research Team: Artificial Intelligence Can Predict Spread of Melanoma
The approach calls for filming live cancer cells with microscopic cameras and using artificial intelligence to analyze the video sequence.
Israeli Research: White Blood Cells Related to Allergies, Asthma, May Also Destroy Cancer Cells
Tel Aviv University researchers say eosinophil immune cells are capable of killing colon cancer cells.
Researchers Discover New Mechanism to Activate Immune System Against Cancer
The discovery shows promise for lung cancer and skin cancer (melanoma).
Breast Cancer Grows By Recruiting Cells From Bone Marrow
The study suggests that targeting these cells with new therapies could be an effective way of treating the disease.
FDA Approves New Drug to Kill Solid Cancer Tumors
"What makes Vitrakvi unique is that it works regardless of where the cancer came from as long as it has the specific mutation.”
TAU Researchers Decipher Malignant Melanoma
Study pinpoints when melanoma cells metastasize to the brain months before they develop into fatal tumors.
Urbach on Cancer Research and Raising Israeli Children in the US
Yishai interviews Dr. Ahai Urbach about his post-doctural cancer research that is being done in Boston along with raising an Israeli family in the US.