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Last update: : 22.03.2018
Reliably predicting the onset and trajectory of a disease might seem like a distant dream. But a European consortium is aiming to achieve exactly this using a set of emerging technologies with the…
Press releaseLast update: : 20.03.2018
HI-STEM, the Heidelberg Institute for Stem Cell Technology and Experimental Medicine at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), is looking back on ten successful years. In numerous types of cancer,…
Press releaseLast update: : 15.03.2018
Insulin resistance and elevated blood glucose levels are considered to be the cause of type 2 diabetes. However, scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and Heidelberg University…
Press releaseLast update: : 12.03.2018
The combination of two cell division inhibitors causes malignant nervous system tumors to die off, as scientists from the "Hopp Children's Cancer Center at the NCT Heidelberg" (KiTZ) have shown in…
Press releaseLast update: : 01.03.2018
Researchers led by Professor Stefan Pfister from the "Hopp Children's Cancer Center at the NCT Heidelberg" (KiTZ) have been able to draw an extremely detailed molecular map of childhood cancers. In…
Press releaseLast update: : 28.02.2018
Not only the number of migrating cancer cells determines the risk for metastasis but also their characteristics, scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) have now reported. For…
Press releaseLast update: : 27.02.2018
If first-degree relatives are affected by colorectal cancer, this indicates a person's own elevated risk of developing bowel cancer. The same holds true for people who have large numbers of genetic…
Press releaseLast update: : 21.02.2018
Michael Baumann, Chairman and Scientific Director of the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) in Heidelberg, receives the 2017 German Cancer Award in the category "Translational Research". The…
Press releaseLast update: : 20.02.2018
Enhancing the diagnosis of breast cancer is the stated goal of a research team at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) in Heidelberg. The scientists have combined an advanced method of…
Press releaseLast update: : 14.02.2018
The ERC Consolidator Grants by the European Research Council (ERC) support excellent researchers to help them consolidate their independent career. Ana Martin-Villalba from the German Cancer Research…
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