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Israeli medical discovery could help stop spread of pancreatic cancer cells in liver

Maayan HoffmanJanuary 24, 2022

The Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center study found evidence of “metabolic vulnerabilities” in metastasizing cancer cells, opening a potential treatment path.

Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Ichilov Hospital. Credit: Alex Jilitsky via Wikimedia Commons.

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Using new technology, Israel aims to make more livers available for transplantation

Maayan HoffmanJanuary 21, 2022

Donor liver machine perfusion is a preservation method that has been developed to reduce the incidence and severity of donor liver injury and to improve outcomes after organ transplantation

Israeli doctors at Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center stand in front of their donor liver machine perfusion. Credit: Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center.

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