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Last update: : 19.09.2019
In a current paper published in the journal "Nature", Heidelberg-based researchers and physicians describe how neurons in the brain establish contact with aggressive glioblastomas and thus promote…
Press releaseLast update: : 16.09.2019
Lymphomas in the central nervous system are rare but dangerous. Scientists at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) have now discovered which molecular mechanism leads to lymphomas forming…
Press releaseLast update: : 10.09.2019
Around 40 percent of all new cases of cancer diagnosed in Germany every year could be avoided if all the scientifically proven preventive measures were actually implemented. Experts believe that…
Press releaseLast update: : 09.09.2019
The Epstein Barr virus (EBV) is very widespread. More than 90 percent of the world's population is infected – with very different consequences. Although the infection does not usually affect people,…
Press releaseLast update: : 12.08.2019
Thrombophilia promotes the progression and metastasis of lung cancer. Up to now, it was not known whether coagulation is also conducive to tumorigenesis. For the first time, researchers from the…
Press releaseLast update: : 31.07.2019
At a ceremony held on July 31, the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), the Medical Faculty Mannheim of Heidelberg University, and Mannheim University Hospital set up a new cooperation project: At…
Press releaseLast update: : 29.07.2019
With support from the State of Saxony, the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) plans to step up cancer research considerably at the Dresden site. DKFZ's first branch outside Heidelberg is to work on…
Press releaseLast update: : 23.07.2019
Taxanes, frequently used anti-cancer drugs, block cell division and thereby drive tumor cells into cell death. However, therapy resistance often develops in the course of the treatment. Scientists…
Press releaseLast update: : 17.07.2019
Leukemia stem cells protect themselves against the immune defense by suppressing a target molecule for killer cells. This protective mechanism can be tricked with drugs. In the journal "Nature",…
Press releaseLast update: : 11.07.2019
The relapse of brain tumors after therapy is driven by cancer stem cells that were not affected by the treatment. In mouse models of glioblastoma, scientists from the German Cancer Research Center…
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