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Searchresult: Preventing metastasis - an antibody with therapeutic potentialPreventing metastasis - an antibody with therapeutic potential Press release content type: Press release
Last update: : 24.04.2020
A receptor in the cell layer that lines the blood vessels from the inside stimulates both the formation of new blood vessels in tumors and metastasis. Scientists at the German Cancer Research Center…
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Searchresult: Brain tumors in children: Hereditary genetic defect destabilizes protein regulationBrain tumors in children: Hereditary genetic defect destabilizes protein regulation Press release content type: Press release
Last update: : 01.04.2020
The causes of 40 percent of all cases of certain medulloblastoma – dangerous brain tumors affecting children – are hereditary. These are the findings of a recent genetic analysis carried out by…
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Searchresult: What determines the identity of cells
Last update: : 31.03.2020
Scientists from the Hector Institute for Translational Brain Research and Stanford University showed in mice how so-called pioneer factors determine the identity of nerve and muscle cells. During…
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Searchresult: Hidden messages in protein blueprints: New mechanism for regulating the activity of stem cells discoveredHidden messages in protein blueprints: New mechanism for regulating the activity of stem cells discovered Press release content type: Press release
Last update: : 30.03.2020
Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and the Heidelberg Institute of Stem Cell Technology and Experimental Medicine (HI-STEM)* and the Max Planck Institute in Freiburg have…
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Searchresult: Blockage of insulin absorption – the role of the blood vessels in insulin resistanceBlockage of insulin absorption – the role of the blood vessels in insulin resistance Press release content type: Press release
Last update: : 27.03.2020
For insulin to take effect and glucose to be transported from the blood to the muscle cells, the hormone first has to cross the endothelium, the cell layer that lines the inside of the blood vessels.…
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Searchresult: Remote medical image diagnosis: DKFZ spin-off provides app free of charge during corona crisisRemote medical image diagnosis: DKFZ spin-off provides app free of charge during corona crisis Press release content type: Press release
Last update: : 26.03.2020
The current crises caused by the fast spread of covid-19 is forcing clinics and its medical staff to take actions that otherwise would require months or years: Home office and the provision of mobile…
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Searchresult: DKFZ researchers in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemicDKFZ researchers in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic Press release content type: Press release
Last update: : 24.03.2020
Scientists at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) are playing an active part in the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic and have set up a task force called fightCOVID@DKFZ. In collaboration…
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Searchresult: Interactions between cancer cells and fibroblasts promote metastasisInteractions between cancer cells and fibroblasts promote metastasis Press release content type: Press release
Last update: : 20.03.2020
In order to colonize other organs and grow into metastases, tumor cells that detach from the parent tumor need to manipulate their new microenvironment and create a 'metastatic niche'. Scientists…
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Searchresult: €2.45 m to investigate leukaemia causes and therapies
Last update: : 11.03.2020
The Heidelberg-based LeukoSyStem consortium investigates leukaemia stem cells in acute myeloid leukaemia (AML). The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research financially supports this…
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Searchresult: Intestinal microbes reprogram genetic activity, thus controlling intestinal development and inflammationIntestinal microbes reprogram genetic activity, thus controlling intestinal development and inflammation Press release content type: Press release
Last update: : 05.03.2020
Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center and the Hebrew University in Jerusalem demonstrated in mice that intestinal bacteria reprogram DNA activity in cells of the gut mucosa and thus have…
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