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Last update: : 12.11.2018
Scientists at the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ) have now found a cause for the frequent catastrophic events in the genetic material of cancer cells that have…
Press releaseLast update: : 05.11.2018
Scientists from the German Cancer Research Centre (DKFZ) and the Heidelberg Institute for Stem Cell Technology and Experimental Medicine (HI-STEM gGmbH) have identified a central switch protein in…
Press releaseLast update: : 30.10.2018
Regular exercise not only reduces the risk of cancer. Physical training can also support the therapy of a tumor disease. An international consortium of researchers, including scientists from the…
Press releaseLast update: : 24.10.2018
Scientists of the „Hopp Children's Cancer Center at the NCT Heidelberg" (KiTZ), the German Cancer Consortium (DKTK) and the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), in collaboration with colleagues from…
Press releaseLast update: : 24.10.2018
How is the activity of all genes in cells of higher organisms interconnected? And how are the genetic "wiring diagrams" of the cells in complex tissues coordinated with each other? Scientists from…
Press releaseLast update: : 23.10.2018
DKFZ and the Weizmann Institute of Science (WIS) wish to combine their strengths and establish a strong cooperation in cancer-related microbiome research. Both institutions agreed to establish a…
Press releaseLast update: : 19.10.2018
Researchers from the „Hopp-Children’s Cancer Center Heidelberg" (KiTZ) together with colleagues from the US, showed substantial molecular diversity behind seemingly similar embryonal brain tumors in…
Press releaseLast update: : 18.10.2018
A certain form of lung cancer is characterized by two genes that are accidentally fused. The fusion produces a growth signal for the cells. These tumors respond well to a targeted drug that deprives…
Press releaseLast update: : 08.10.2018
The European Research Council (ERC) is awarding a "proof-of-concept grant" to scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ) and the Heidelberg University…
Press releaseLast update: : 01.10.2018
Breast cancer is as manifold as are those who are affected. Therefore, scientists and physicians from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg University Hospital (UKHD) and the National…
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