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Searchresult: Joining efforts for better cancer care in Europe
Last update: : 03.09.2020
Rising cancer incidence rates pose major challenges for Europe's healthcare systems. What can be done to improve cancer care in Europe? How can we ensure that people in all EU countries have equal…
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Searchresult: A metabolic enzyme as a potential new target for cancer immune therapiesA metabolic enzyme as a potential new target for cancer immune therapies Press release content type: Press release
Last update: : 20.08.2020
The metabolic enzyme IL4I1 (Interleukin-4-Induced-1) promotes the spread of tumor cells and suppresses the immune system. This was discovered by scientists at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)…
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Searchresult: Gene defect influences tumor development in childhood brain tumorsGene defect influences tumor development in childhood brain tumors Press release content type: Press release
Last update: : 20.08.2020
Medulloblastoma are the most common malignant brain tumors affecting children. The greatest danger is that the cancer cells can quickly spread to the surrounding tissues. Two genetic defects play a…
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Searchresult: New technology provides insight into the development of immune cellsNew technology provides insight into the development of immune cells Press release content type: Press release
Last update: : 12.08.2020
The entire range of our blood and immune cells are derived from hematopoietic stem cells. Yet which genes influence how they develop into the different cell types? Scientists from the German Cancer…
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Searchresult: ELLIS Life Heidelberg: a bridge between artificial intelligence and the life sciencesELLIS Life Heidelberg: a bridge between artificial intelligence and the life sciences Press release content type: Press release
Last update: : 06.08.2020
The great potential of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning for the life sciences – from basic research in biology to medical applications – has largely been neglected to date. A new…
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Searchresult: The wrong track: how papillomaviruses trick the immune systemThe wrong track: how papillomaviruses trick the immune system Press release content type: Press release
Last update: : 04.08.2020
Specific antibodies protect us against viral infections – or do they not? Researchers at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) studied the immune response to papillomaviruses in mice and…
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Searchresult: Wanted: Antibodies that render malaria pathogens harmless
Last update: : 15.07.2020
A protective vaccination against the parasite Plasmodium falciparum and thus against the dreaded malaria tropica should ideally take effect immediately after transmission of the pathogen. However,…
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Searchresult: New Clues from Fruit Flies about the Critical Role of Sex Hormones in Stem Cell ControlNew Clues from Fruit Flies about the Critical Role of Sex Hormones in Stem Cell Control Press release content type: Press release
Last update: : 08.07.2020
In one of the first studies addressing the role of sex hormones' impact on stem cells in the gut, scientists outline new insights showing how a steroidal sex hormone, that is structurally and…
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Searchresult: Three DKFZ researchers elected as new EMBO members
Last update: : 07.07.2020
Ursula Klingmüller, Ana Martin-Villalba, and Aurelio Teleman have been admitted to the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) for their outstanding research. EMBO is an organization of more…
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Searchresult: RNA molecule identified as a growth driver in various types of cancerRNA molecule identified as a growth driver in various types of cancer Press release content type: Press release
Last update: : 30.06.2020
A special RNA molecule ensures faster growth and stops cell ageing in many types of cancer. This was discovered by scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and partners in the German…
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