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Shifting the oligomerization equilibrium of proteins: a novel therapeutic strategy for drug design

10/02/2016

Shifting the oligomerization equilibrium of proteins: a novel therapeutic strategy for drug design

Prof. Friedler, of the Hebrew University’s Institute of Chemistry, has developed a novel therapeutic strategy using an innovative concept of shifting the oligomerization equilibrium of proteins for therapeutic purposes. His ‘shiftide’ research has op...
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A Surprising New Look at Aging-Associated Disorders

20/01/2016

Instead of trying to prevent protein formations associated with neurodegenerative diseases, scientists at the Silberman Institute of Life Sciences are exploring ways to harness them

Protein aggregation is a process in which clusters of proteins accumulate in the cells, and is associated with the development of neurodegenerative diseases such as ALS, Parkinson's ...
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Cultures of Resistance: Ending Apartheid

20/12/2015

Through examining the role of global attitudes towards apartheid, a Hebrew University scholar has constructed an entirely novel research agenda

For decades, the apartheid government in South Africa exiled political activists, intellectuals, writers, photographers and musicians. Despite massive state repression, texts depicting racial oppression circulated within tra...
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Scientists Reach Breakthrough in Low-Toxic Chemotherapy

03/02/2016

The Hebrew University team managed to create a stable titanium-based complex that may substantially reduce side effects
A team of researchers from the Institute of Chemistry in the Hebrew University may have found the key to reducing substantially chemotherapy-associated side effects. The team, led by Prof. Edit Tshuva, worked on creating chemo-therapeutics based on titani...
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It's all in the Graphs

10/11/2015

Mathematicians from the Einstein Institute of Mathematics used expander graphs to go back and forth between computer science and pure mathematics - and discovered new ways to enrich each field
Computer scientists rely heavily on pure mathematics for their research and applications. But there’s one particular field which has been raising special interest in recent ...
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Scientists Manipulate DNA Molecules to Fight Cancer

20/12/2015

The Hebrew University team is studying a complicated chemical process in our genetic material in order to control it -- and prevent tumours
A team of scientists from the Developmental Biology & Cancer Research Department at the Hebrew University’s Faculty of Medicine is attempting to solve one of the biggest challenges in molecular biology: how to control the way genes are ...
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Secrets of Earthquakes Unearthed

21/12/2015

Researchers from the Racah Institute of Physics created mini-tremors in the lab, and discovered the process which triggers earthquakes. It all happens when fracture meets friction

Researchers from the Racah Institute of Physics created mini-tremors in the lab, and discovered the process which triggers earthquakes. It all happens ...
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