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Searchresult: Position of the cell nucleus affects epigenetics and therefore gene activity and cell functionPosition of the cell nucleus affects epigenetics and therefore gene activity and cell function Press release content type: Press release
Last update: : 13.06.2024
Depending on whether the cell nucleus of an epithelial cell is located on the outer or inner side of the tissue, the genome is more or less acetylated - genes can therefore be translated easier or…
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Searchresult: Which of the two DNA strands is damaged influences the cell's mutation profileWhich of the two DNA strands is damaged influences the cell's mutation profile Press release content type: Press release
Last update: : 13.06.2024
Cancer genomes are the result of diverse mutation processes that have often accumulated over decades. Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and the Universities of Cambridge and…
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Searchresult: DKTK Munich: Phagocytes from the culture dish for cancer therapyDKTK Munich: Phagocytes from the culture dish for cancer therapy Press release content type: Press release
Last update: : 11.06.2024
Cell-based cancer therapies often fail nowadaystoday because the immune cells are unable to penetrate the tumor efficiently. The use of certain phagocytes is considered a promising alternative - but…
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Searchresult: Leonardo Ayala receives Helmholtz Doctoral Prize 2024
Last update: : 29.05.2024
A multispectral imaging system developed by Leonardo Ayala at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) allows for the first time tissue perfusion to be monitored in real time during a minimally…
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Searchresult: Predicting cancer risks on the basis of national health dataPredicting cancer risks on the basis of national health data Press release content type: Press release
Last update: : 23.05.2024
Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and the European Bioinformatics Institute EMBL-EBI, Hinxton, UK, are using the Danish health registers to predict individual risks for 20…
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Searchresult: Colorectal cancer: tracking down subtypes
Last update: : 16.05.2024
Colorectal cancer differs from patient to patient. That is why scientists are looking for characteristic tumors markers that allow to make predictions about the likely response to certain therapies…
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Searchresult: Prostate cancer screening: longer screening intervals are safe with low baseline PSAProstate cancer screening: longer screening intervals are safe with low baseline PSA Press release content type: Press release
Last update: : 15.05.2024
The aim of the PROBASE* study is to develop a prostate cancer screening strategy that significantly reduces the problem of overdiagnosis. Based on PROBASE data, scientists at the German Cancer…
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Searchresult: Ana Banito receives Hella Bühler Prize 2024
Last update: : 14.05.2024
Her outstanding research on the biology of soft-tissue sarcomas, a kind of tumor occurring in particular with children and young adults, has earned Ana Banito the Hella Bühler Prize – which comes…
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Searchresult: New viruses on the horizon
Last update: : 13.05.2024
Suddenly they appear and - like the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus - can trigger major epidemics: Viruses that nobody had on their radar. They are not really new, but they have changed genetically. In…
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Searchresult: Intermittent fasting protects against liver inflammation and liver cancer / Drug partially mimics fasting effectsIntermittent fasting protects against liver inflammation and liver cancer / Drug partially mimics fasting effects Press release content type: Press release
Last update: : 07.05.2024
Fatty liver disease often leads to chronic liver inflammation and can even result in liver cancer. Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and the University of Tübingen have now…
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