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Last update: : 09.01.2020
Dying cells in the body can keep the immune system in check, thus preventing unwanted immune responses against the body's own tissues. Scientists of the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches…
Press releaseLast update: : 23.12.2019
Stem cells located in the bone marrow generate and control the production of blood and immune cells. Researchers from EMBL, DKFZ and HI-STEM have now jointly developed new methods to reveal the…
Press releaseLast update: : 20.12.2019
Scientists from the German Cancer Consortium (DKTK) and the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) at Tübingen University Hospital have managed to attach immunostimulatory cytokines to cancer-specific…
Press releaseLast update: : 12.12.2019
Colon cancer cells deficient in p53, one of the most important control proteins in cell growth, activate a particular metabolic pathway to adapt to the lack of oxygen and nutrients inside the tumor.…
Press releaseLast update: : 29.11.2019
As of January 1, 2020, Ursula Weyrich will take over as Administrative Director of the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ). Weyrich will succeed Josef Puchta, who reached the legal retirement age on…
Press releaseLast update: : 19.11.2019
Activation of CD95, a receptor found on all cancer cells, triggers programmed cell death – or does the opposite, namely stimulates cancer cell growth. Scientists from the German Cancer Research…
Press releaseLast update: : 14.11.2019
For the early detection of colorectal cancer, patients with statutory health insurance are entitled to two colonoscopies. If the first examination does not reveal any abnormal findings, a follow-up…
Press releaseLast update: : 06.11.2019
The Meyenburg Prize 2019, which carries prize money of 50,000 euros, goes to Benjamin L. Ebert from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston for his outstanding research results on the pathogenesis…
Press releaseLast update: : 14.10.2019
In symptom-free individuals, the detection of misfolded amyloid-β protein in the blood indicated a considerably higher risk of Alzheimer's disease – up to 14 years before a clinical diagnosis was…
Press releaseLast update: : 08.10.2019
Germany needs to agree on a target for the HPV vaccination rate in order to protect more people against cancer caused by human papillomavirus (HPV). Representatives from the health sector, research,…
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