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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 465

genetic research

Dr. Or Kakhlon in his Jerusalem laboratory. (Courtesy)
March 17, 2024, 3:05 pm
Israeli scientists harness molecule to treat rare disease common in Ashkenazim
Research team isolates GHF-201 to fight APBD, a nervous system disorder mostly found in Jews of Eastern European descent, as patients eagerly await the green light for treatment
By Diana Bletter
Illustrative image of man looking anxious and depressed. (OcusFocus/iStock)
January 29, 2024, 3:20 pm
New Israeli study uncovers molecular connection between anxiety and testosterone
Ben-Gurion University researchers use cutting-edge genetic sequencing to connect the dots between a protein in the brain, low male hormone levels, and mental condition
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Dr. Itamar Harel of the Silberman Institute of Life Science at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. (Courtesy of Itamar Harel)
July 20, 2023, 5:27 pm
Israeli scientists believe experiments reversing aging in fish could benefit humans
Hebrew University researchers genetically manipulate energy regulation in male African killifish, making them live longer and develop resistance to age-related conditions
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Package of the statin Litorva, also commonly known by the brand name Lipitor. (Renee Ghert-Zand/TOI)
July 11, 2023, 2:04 pm
In bid to cure rare disease, scientists discover treatment for statin side effect
Ben Gurion University and Soroka Medical Center genetic researchers focus on commonalities between a type of limb-girdle muscular dystrophy and the cholesterol synthesis pathway
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Illustrative: Metastatic ovarian adenocarcinoma- Pleural fluid cell block (Yale Rosen via Wikimedia Commons)
May 7, 2023, 12:38 am
Tel Aviv researchers use RNA nanodrug tech to stop ovarian cancer cell division
Scientists hope that by targeting specific protein, they will be able to develop treatments for patients with metastasized cancers resistant to chemotherapy and immunotherapy
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Dr. Lalita Ramakrishnan, seen here with tanks of zebrafish, is a professor of microbiology at Cambridge University focused on tuberculosis. (Courtesy of MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology)
May 6, 2023, 3:22 pm
Study: Gaucher disease, common among Ashkenazi Jews, protects against tuberculosis
Cambridge University team discovers that specific cellular-level lipids that accumulate in the genetic disease attack and kill deadly TB bacterium, hope to develop new treatment
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Illustrative image: artist's depiction of cells with X and Y chromosomes (frentusha via iStock by Getty Images)
November 29, 2022, 2:22 pm
In world first, Israeli lab derives male and female stem cells from same person
Using cells identical in genetic composition, but not in gender, scientists hope to be better able to understand how drugs affect men and women differently
By Nathan Jeffay
Illustrative: An in vitro fertilization embryologist works on a petri dish at a fertility clinic in London, August 14, 2013. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)
October 14, 2022, 1:27 pm
Designer babies? Hi-tech preimplantation genetic testing may soon come to Israel
Unlike simpler forms of testing used in IVF today, screening for polygenic diseases doesn’t offer a clear diagnosis but rather a ‘risk score’ for a Pandora’s box full of conditions
By Nirit Sandman Eriksson
Cold and refreshing watermelon (photo credit: Abir Sultan/Flash 90)
July 5, 2021, 5:25 pm
Red origin: New study traces roots of summer fave watermelon, mentioned in Bible
In Numbers 11: 5-6, the freed Hebrews, fed on a manna-only diet, lament the rich variety of food they gave up in leaving Egypt — including watermelon
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
Dr. Sharon Moalem's new book 'The Better Half' argues that women's genetic superiority gives them an edge when it comes to fighting off diseases such as COVID-19. (iStock photos/ SIphotography)
August 21, 2020, 11:28 pm
Women’s more complicated genes help them survive COVID more than men, claims MD
In new book ‘The Better Half’ Dr. Sharon Moalem says genes, not behavior, responsible for women’s increased longevity and immune response, but also heighten effects of ‘Long Covid’
By Cathryn J. Prince
Distinguished professor of Genetics, Dr. Jay A. Tischfield, Rutgers-New Brunswick. (Courtesy Rutgers)
June 18, 2020, 1:41 am
First COVID-19 saliva test in US can be taken at home via tele-medicine
Jay Tischfield, head of the Rutgers University Cell and DNA Repository, says his lab is ramping up capacity to analyze 50,000 spit samples a day
By Rich Tenorio
Illustrative image of an embryo (Zffoto; iStock by Getty Images)
September 11, 2019, 2:17 pm
Israeli researchers say there may be way to pause women’s biological clocks
Hebrew University genetic researchers announce the discovery of a gene in worms that controls rhythm of egg maturation; they hope to find equivalent in humans
By Shoshanna Solomon
File: An Orthodox Jewish Colombian family shown in 2012. (Paul Smith/For the Washington Post/via JTA)
December 27, 2018, 11:04 pm
Study finds widespread traces of Sephardic genes in Latin America
Geneticists study genomes of 6,589 people from 5 countries; about one-quarter show what may be remnants of Jewish converso ancestry
By Cnaan Liphshiz
Illustrative image of 3D medical background with DNA strands. (iStock by Getty Images /kirstypargeter)
September 16, 2018, 5:49 pm
UCLA’s Michael Grunstein wins Lasker award for study of DNA proteins
Romanian-born son of Holocaust survivors shares prestigious prize with C. David Allis for research into histones
By Tom Tugend
Carl Zimmer got his genome examined when he found out he was going to be a father. (Courtesy)
June 25, 2018, 5:53 am
Hands-on science journalist unlocks the secrets of genetic hand-me-downs
Through self-experimentation and posting his genome online, Carl Zimmer learns what heredity really means — and why DNA and lineage are not one and the same
By Cathryn J. Prince
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