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Searchresult: Armed antibodies for cancer immunotherapy: DKFZ and DKTK scientists granted patent for innovative antibody designArmed antibodies for cancer immunotherapy: DKFZ and DKTK scientists granted patent for innovative antibody design Press release content type: Press release
Last update: : 20.12.2019
Scientists from the German Cancer Consortium (DKTK) and the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) at Tübingen University Hospital have managed to attach immunostimulatory cytokines to cancer-specific…
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Searchresult: Metabolic adaptation ensures survival of colon cancer cellsMetabolic adaptation ensures survival of colon cancer cells Press release content type: Press release
Last update: : 12.12.2019
Colon cancer cells deficient in p53, one of the most important control proteins in cell growth, activate a particular metabolic pathway to adapt to the lack of oxygen and nutrients inside the tumor.…
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Searchresult: Ursula Weyrich succeeds Josef Puchta as Administrative Director of DKFZUrsula Weyrich succeeds Josef Puchta as Administrative Director of DKFZ Press release content type: Press release
Last update: : 29.11.2019
As of January 1, 2020, Ursula Weyrich will take over as Administrative Director of the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ). Weyrich will succeed Josef Puchta, who reached the legal retirement age on…
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Searchresult: Cell death or cancer growth: a question of cohesion
Last update: : 19.11.2019
Activation of CD95, a receptor found on all cancer cells, triggers programmed cell death – or does the opposite, namely stimulates cancer cell growth. Scientists from the German Cancer Research…
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Searchresult: Early detection of colon cancer: When is the right time for the follow-up colonoscopy?Early detection of colon cancer: When is the right time for the follow-up colonoscopy? Press release content type: Press release
Last update: : 14.11.2019
For the early detection of colorectal cancer, patients with statutory health insurance are entitled to two colonoscopies. If the first examination does not reveal any abnormal findings, a follow-up…
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Searchresult: Meyenburg Prize 2019 for outstanding research on leukemia
Last update: : 06.11.2019
The Meyenburg Prize 2019, which carries prize money of 50,000 euros, goes to Benjamin L. Ebert from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston for his outstanding research results on the pathogenesis…
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Searchresult: Protein misfolding as a risk marker for Alzheimer’s disease – up to 14 years before the diagnosisProtein misfolding as a risk marker for Alzheimer’s disease – up to 14 years before the diagnosis Press release content type: Press release
Last update: : 14.10.2019
In symptom-free individuals, the detection of misfolded amyloid-β protein in the blood indicated a considerably higher risk of Alzheimer's disease – up to 14 years before a clinical diagnosis was…
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Searchresult: HPV vaccination rate of 70 percent is possible and reasonableHPV vaccination rate of 70 percent is possible and reasonable Press release content type: Press release
Last update: : 08.10.2019
Germany needs to agree on a target for the HPV vaccination rate in order to protect more people against cancer caused by human papillomavirus (HPV). Representatives from the health sector, research,…
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Searchresult: Familial risk of colorectal cancer: the genes only tell part of the storyFamilial risk of colorectal cancer: the genes only tell part of the story Press release content type: Press release
Last update: : 26.09.2019
On the basis of a current epidemiological study, scientists at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) conclude that the role of genes has been overestimated in patients with a higher familial risk…
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Searchresult: Neurons promote growth of brain tumor cells
Last update: : 19.09.2019
In a current paper published in the journal "Nature", Heidelberg-based researchers and physicians describe how neurons in the brain establish contact with aggressive glioblastomas and thus promote…
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