CBRC Media Coverage
Exposure to the sun makes men hungrier than women - Israeli study
Tel Aviv University Research: Open your wallets! Men will be much hungrier than women when they expose themselves to the sun’s rays (The Jerusalem Post, July 19, 2022)
Prof. Shai Izraeli received two prestigious international awards
Director of the Hemato-Oncology Division at Schneider Children's won the ICRF prize and the EHA prize (June 29, 2022)
Israeli 2-in-1 cancer drug shows promise in boosting chemo and immunotherapy
Encouraging results seen in mice study for world’s first RNA-based drug of its kind; it helps chemotherapy attack tumors and assists immunotherapy in strengthening immune system (The Times of Israel, April 5, 2022)
Israeli researchers find 'double-agent' cells that fight brain cancer - study
The findings of the study showed that there are immune system cells that, despite the fact that their primary function is to attack and kill the cancer cells, actually act as "double agents" (The Jerusalem Post, 6.10.2021)
Cancer patients' own cells used in 3D printed tumours to test treatments
The scientists extract "a chunk" of the tumour from the brain of a patient with glioblastoma - an aggressive cancer with a very poor prognosis - and use it to print a model matching their MRI scans (Reuters August 19, 2021)
Tel Aviv University researchers create 3D print of active glioblastoma tumor
This scientific breakthrough will make it possible to predict the best treatments for patients much more quickly, accelerate the development of new drugs and the discovery of new drug targets (i24NEWS, August 18, 2021)
Potential cure for Glioblastoma discovered
Incredible news in the field of oncology. Researchers at TAU revealing a potential breakthrough in the search for a cure for brain cancer (ILTV Israel News, APRIL 12, 2021)
The weak point of cancer cells
New research may lead to the development of drugs that will exploit a unique vulnerability in cancer cells (TAU, Apr 2021)
"The cancer will continue to be here. Our goal is to turn it into a chronic disease"
At 42 years old, with countless prestigious awards in the closet and a patent drug worth millions, Prof. Gal Merkel is a kind of medical prodigy, the rockstar of cancer researchers in Israel (Ynet, 5.3.2021)
Inspirational Women in Medicine - Prof. Pia Raanani
Congratulations to all the Healthcare Professional ladies covered in this special Haaretz issue (Haaretz, Mar, 2021)
The link between meat and dairy consumption and cancer morbidity
Dr. Vered Padler-Karavani, The Shmunis School of Biomedicine and Cancer Research, Faculty of Life Sciences TAU, (Kan11 News, 5.2.2021)
Israeli scientists say they’ve found "Achilles’ heel" of cancer cells
Breakthrough study unveils vulnerability of malignant cells with high degree of chromosomal instability and could lead to new treatments (The Jerusalem Post, Jan 28, 2021)
Winners announced: 2020 Nature Research Awards for Mentoring in Science - Israel
Cancer researcher Neta Erez and molecular biologist Tal Pupko jointly receive the mid-career award (Eurekalert! 21.12.2020)
Dairy and red meat increase risk of colorectal cancer
The study was led by Vered Padler-Karavani of the Department of Cell Research and Immunology at the Shmunis School of Biomedicine and Cancer Research at TAU (ISRAEL21c, 23.10.2020)
Israeli scientists develop technology to kill aggressive cancer cells
Tel Aviv University researchers compare the DNA-altering treatment to tiny 'molecular scissors' used to target even metastatic cancer cells, showing promising results in tests on mice, with human trials expected to begin in 2 years (Ynet, 12.1.2020)
Engineered T cells could assassinate solid tumor cells
Novel immunotherapy extends therapy now used in fighting leukemia, Israeli researchers say (ISRAEL21c 13.10.2019)
Scientific breakthrough: beat skin cancer without chemotherapy - through vaccination
The vaccine, developed by an Israeli researcher at TAU, has already been shown to be effective in mice - both as preventative therapy and as a cure for active disease (Channel 12 News, 1.10.2019)
"Can help postpone surgery"
Israeli research that can lead to colon cancer prevention (Kan11 News, 24.9.2019)
