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From left to right: Prof. Gil Levkowitz, Dr. Yael Kuperman and Prof. Alon Chen of the Weizmann Institute of Science. (Courtesy)
'It’s not just building the system; it keeps it running'
Israeli scientists find ‘multitasking’ gene controls mood and metabolism in mice
By Diana Bletter
Weizmann Institute researchers show Orthopedia gene plays critical role throughout life after aiding in-utero brain development; study may help treatment of anxiety and metabolic disorders
Dr. Ariel Afek, left, and doctoral student Noga Levy at Afek's lab at the Weizmann Institute of Science. (Courtesy/Weizmann Institute of Science)
August 26, 2026, 3:41 am
Breakthrough Israeli cancer study finds mutations break DNA when it doesn’t bend
Weizmann Institute of Science and Rowan University researchers show that repair enzymes fail to fix gene structures of certain shapes, in discovery that may lead to new therapies
By Diana Bletter
Prof. Itamar Harel in his lab in the Department of Genetics, the Silberman Institute, Hebrew University of Jerusalem. (Courtesy/Hebrew University of Jerusalem)
June 11, 2026, 10:51 am
Live fast, die young: Israeli scientists link rapid-growth gene to early aging in fish
Alteration of VGLL3, also found in humans, results in shorter lifespan and higher tumor risk, say Hebrew University researchers, offering new evidence for decades-old evolutionary theory
By Diana Bletter
Prof. Haim Cohen, Director of the Sagol Healthy Human Longevity Center at Bar-Ilan University’s Mina and Everard Goodman Faculty of Life Sciences. (Courtesy/Bar-Ilan University)
May 27, 2026, 5:18 pm
In step toward immortality, Israeli scientists say they can ‘rewind’ aging in mouse livers
SIRT6 ‘longevity’ protein reverses DNA structure in new peer-reviewed study by researchers at Bar-Ilan University and US National Institute on Aging; treatment seeks to extend healthy human lifespan
By Diana Bletter
Illustrative: Research assistant Katie McCullough holds a mouse in a Washington University lab where doctors study a rare form of autism, December 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
April 9, 2026, 7:44 pm
With a switch of a letter in DNA ‘dark matter,’ Israeli scientists change sex of mouse
Bar-Ilan University researchers use CRISPR tool to alter Enh13 switch controlling Sox9 gene, causing XX mice to develop as males; study may help explain other genetic mutations
By Diana Bletter
Prof. Ido Amit, left, Director of Weizmann’s Immunotherapy Research Center and PhD student Michelle von Locquenghien. (Courtesy)
November 20, 2025, 4:05 am
Scientists create ‘immune-activating’ molecule to help the body fight cancer
Using AI and big data, Weizmann Institute researchers build MiTEs, or natural killer/T-cell Enhancers, to combat cancers, 5 months after Iranian missile attack destroyed their lab
By Diana Bletter
Prof. Idit Maya in her laboratory at Rabin Medical Center. (Courtesy/Howard Blas)
August 12, 2025, 1:31 am
New Israeli model improves genetic testing for expectant parents from close-knit groups
Rabin Medical Center researcher says current standard for testing hereditary disease risk doesn’t account for Jews and other minorities who have a high degree of genetic similarity
By Diana Bletter
Prof. Dan Peer and research team at Tel Aviv University's Laboratory of Precision Nanomedicine. (Tel Aviv University)
March 17, 2025, 10:57 am
Israeli researchers use gene editing to eliminate 50% of head, neck tumors in mice
Tel Aviv University scientists say they can inject CRISPR genetic ‘molecular scissors’ to shrink tumors by 90%; researcher ‘optimistic’ about clinical trials in 2 to 3 years
By Diana Bletter
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
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