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An entrance to a Moderna building, May 18, 2020, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. (AP/Bill Sikes)
August 19, 2026, 10:15 pm
‘Breakthrough’ Moderna personalized mRNA cancer vaccine curbs melanoma reoccurrence
News of first positive large late-stage trial result for drug could signal new era for treating solid-tumor cancers, with tests underway for lung, breast and pancreatic cancers
By Michael Erman and Julie Steenhuysen
From left to right: Nitzan Eliyahu, Shon Brener, and Omer Maoz tan on the beach in Shavei Zion, Western Galilee, on July 16, 2026. (Diana Bletter/Times of Israel)
August 8, 2026, 8:40 am
Courting cancer? Israelis increasingly use viral UV index hack to get ‘instant tan’
Parents of teens appeal to doctors for help as trend turns warning system into method for faster bronzing. In good news, national skin cancer mortality rates are low – for now
By Diana Bletter
From left to right: Prof. Ayelet Erez of Weizmann Institute of Science, Dr. Yarden Ariav, a researcher in Erez’s lab, and Dr. Samah Hayek, senior epidemiologist at Clalit Health Services and a senior lecturer in Tel Aviv University's Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health. (Courtesy/Weizmann Institute of Science and Clalit Innovation)
August 3, 2026, 2:30 pm
In world first, Israeli scientists find active ingredient in Viagra may stop cancer spread
Researchers say mouse models and data from 5 million health fund members show erectile dysfunction drug and statins may improve outcomes by blocking cholesterol needed for cells to metastasize
By Diana Bletter
Prof. Carmit Levy, left, and Prof. Yaron Carmi of Tel Aviv University. (Tel Aviv University)
November 4, 2024, 4:53 pm
Israeli researchers identify protein that stops immune cells from attacking tumors
Tel Aviv University team finds Ly6a protein ‘puts the brake’ on the immune system, in discovery that points to a cure for cancers, including those resistant to immunotherapy
By Diana Bletter
Israelis crowd the beach in Tel Aviv on a hot day during the Passover holiday, April 9, 2023. (Avshalom Sassoni/FLASH90/File)
June 11, 2023, 10:20 pm
In sizzling Israel, Skin Cancer Awareness Week shines light on safety in the sun
With melanoma cases on the rise, Israelis are urged to schedule free dermatology checks, take precautions, and protect children and youth under 18
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Illustrative: A human brain with a cancerous growth. (Mohammed Haneefa Nizamudeen; iStock by Getty Images)
September 20, 2022, 11:38 pm
Israeli discovery may help fight risk of skin cancer triggering brain tumors
No human testing yet, but scientists say they’ve identified, and figured out how to fight, proteins that prompt brain cells to go rogue and lead to secondary growths
By Nathan Jeffay
A melanoma cell (Dr_Microbe via iStock by Getty Images)
November 23, 2021, 3:42 pm
Immunotherapy drug now works with a millionth of a dose — thanks to Israeli tech
Medicine fell foul of regulators despite helping patients, as it required large dose. Now, Technion’s pinpoint delivery system cuts quantity needed, allowing revival of drug
By Nathan Jeffay
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April 28, 2021, 2:45 pm
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A dermatologist examining a patient for possible skin cancer (AndreyPopov via iStock by Getty Images)
April 19, 2021, 2:16 pm
Israeli tech said to give precise, knife-free skin cancer diagnosis in seconds
Dropping biopsy, pioneering method uses optics to assess lesions; finds all 15 cancer patients in 90-strong sample
By Nathan Jeffay
A 3D illustrative image of rod-shaped bacteria and cocci in the human microbiome (Dr_Microbe; iStock by Getty Images)
April 6, 2021, 11:05 am
MyBiotics, Hadassah to study impact of microbiome on cancer therapies
Joint research aims to find microbiome-based drugs that will enhance patient response and reduce adverse effects of immunotherapies in melanoma patients
By Shoshanna Solomon
In this June 19, 2014, photo, technical assistant Eliska Didyk, wearing protective gloves, displays a bottle containing human fecal matter solution, frozen to minus 80 degrees Celsius, in an OpenBiome laboratory, in Medford, Massachusetts. (AP/Steven Senne)
December 17, 2020, 5:53 pm
Fecal transplants may help flush tumors from body, Israeli doctors find
Three melanoma patients with weeks to live responded to treatment after taking capsules of poop that transformed gut microbiome, Sheba-based team reports in peer-reviewed research
By Nathan Jeffay
A doctor shows medical records to cancer patient in hospital ward (iStock)
December 16, 2020, 7:02 pm
Israeli researchers spot new peptides that could point way to slaying cancer
Immunotherapy needs peptides to work, but if a patient has too few, anti-cancer drugs will fall short; discovery of new type by Weizmann Institute-led team could solve problem
By Nathan Jeffay
Illustrative image of a doctor using a dermatoscope for a skin examination for melanoma (AndreyPopov, iStock by Getty Images)
September 9, 2019, 2:08 pm
Study finds a key to why only some melanoma patients respond to immunotherapy
Cancer cells with lower fatty acid metabolism manage to ‘hide’ from immune system and immunotherapies, researchers say
By Shoshanna Solomon
Illustrative image of a dematologist checking a mole on a patient for signs of melanoma (AlexRaths; iStock by Getty Images)
August 19, 2019, 12:55 pm
Researchers say they may have found way to block melanoma spread to brain
Melanoma cells activate and make use of inflammatory pathway to brain, Tel Aviv University team says; in mice study, the scientists managed to ‘significantly’ inhibit migration
By Shoshanna Solomon
Illustrative image of a doctor using a dermatoscope for a skin examination for melanoma (AndreyPopov, iStock by Getty Images)
August 5, 2019, 6:02 pm
Nano-vaccine against melanoma developed by Tel Aviv University researchers
New approach to deadly skin cancer has been effective in preventing and treating primary tumors in mice, study says
By Shoshanna Solomon
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