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Researchers from Hebrew University of Jerusalem and international partners have discovered a method to enhance the immune system's ability to fight cancer by reprogramming T cells through the inhibition of the mitochondrial protein Ant2, which improves their energy production, resilience, and effectiveness against tumors, with potential for clinical application using drugs.
Israeli scientists from Hebrew University have discovered a previously unknown mechanism called "gyral circulation" that influenced Earth's climate over 60 million years ago during the Cretaceous period. By evaluating wind-driven circulation at the ocean's surface, the researchers found that the movement of Earth's continents during that time caused a slowdown in the large swirling ocean currents responsible for carrying warm water from the equator to the poles. This disruption in ocean regulation significantly increased temperature differences between the poles and the tropics. The study highlights the importance of oceanic processes in shaping contemporary climate systems and provides insights into modeling and predicting the impacts of climate change in the modern era.
Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have discovered that the claustrum, a thin sheet of neurons in the brain, plays a role in regulating the urge to consume the highly addictive opioid fentanyl. The study, conducted on mice, found that when the claustrum was activated, the mice immediately lost interest in fentanyl. The discovery could provide a path to treatment for the opioid crisis, which has caused over 100,000 annual drug overdose deaths in the US alone.