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Last 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…
Press releaseLast update: : 17.09.2018
The risk of developing bowel cancer depends, among other things, on lifestyle. Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center were able to show that everyone can reduce their personal risk of…
Press releaseLast update: : 14.09.2018
Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center and Heidelberg University have discovered a surprising connection between sugar metabolism and the adaptation of intestinal tissue to the nutritional…
Press releaseLast update: : 12.09.2018
This year's Stifterverband Science Award – Erwin Schrödinger Prize goes to an interdisciplinary team of researchers from Heidelberg. Scientists Matthias Eder, Michael Eisenhut, Uwe Haberkorn and…
Press releaseLast update: : 11.09.2018
A study conducted by researchers of the "Hopp-Children's Cancer Center at the NCT Heidelberg (KiTZ)" together with colleagues from the Institute Curie (Orsay, France) and the University Hospital…
Press releaseLast update: : 03.09.2018
How many cancer cases in Germany are attributable to risk factors that we can influence ourselves? How many cancer cases are linked to cigarette smoking, being overweight or physical inactivity and,…
Press releaseLast update: : 14.08.2018
The European Research Council (ERC) awards Starting Grants to support excellent young scientists when they are starting an independent science career. In this year's round of proposals, three…
Press releaseLast update: : 13.08.2018
The initiative "Immunology & Inflammation" unifies efforts in immunological research within the Helmholtz Association. 23 working groups from five Helmholtz Centers are joining forces to address some…
Press releaseLast update: : 01.08.2018
The German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) has installed the world's first combined device combining a 9.4 Tesla high-field MRI with a PET scanner. In combination, the two imaging methods provide…
Press releaseLast update: : 01.08.2018
The kinase PLK1 is overexpressed in a broad spectrum of human tumors. The enzyme is therefore considered an oncogene and a promising target structure for new cancer therapeutics. However, scientists…
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