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Searchresult: Brain cancer: Typical mutation in cancer cells stifles immune responseBrain cancer: Typical mutation in cancer cells stifles immune response Press release content type: Press release
Last update: : 09.07.2018
The exchange of a single amino acid building block in a metabolic enzyme can lead to cancer. In addition, it can impair the immune system, scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ),…
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Searchresult: Mechanism of action of a diabetes drug differs between males and femalesMechanism of action of a diabetes drug differs between males and females Press release content type: Press release
Last update: : 05.07.2018
Most diabetes medications do not attack the cause of the disease. Glitazones are different: they improve insulin sensitivity and can promote the conversion of unhealthy white adipose tissue into…
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Searchresult: New technique makes blood cancer cells visible for the immune systemNew technique makes blood cancer cells visible for the immune system Press release content type: Press release
Last update: : 26.06.2018
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is the most common type of blood cancer in adults. It can be treated with chemotherapy and oral drugs but this treatment cannot cure the cancer completely. Although…
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Searchresult: Key molecule of aging discovered
Last update: : 20.06.2018
Every cell and every organism ages sooner or later. But why is this so? Scientists at the German Cancer Research Center in Heidelberg have now discovered for the first time a protein that represents…
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Searchresult: 14 new breast cancer risk genes discovered
Last update: : 19.06.2018
Many genetic markers associated with the familial breast cancer risk are outside the protein-coding regions of the genome and are likely to regulate the activity of neighboring genes. In a large…
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Searchresult: Malaria: Cooperating antibodies enhance immune response
Last update: : 08.06.2018
Malaria is one of the most inflicting infectious diseases worldwide. Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) in Heidelberg, Germany, and from The Hospital for Sick Children…
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Searchresult: Quality of life after breast cancer
Last update: : 05.06.2018
Five years after the diagnosis, the quality of life of breast cancer survivors has largely returned to that of the general population, scientists at the German Cancer Research Center have found.…
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Searchresult: What is the economic value of a life year? An international comparisonWhat is the economic value of a life year? An international comparison Press release content type: Press release
Last update: : 04.06.2018
Whether or not a medical treatment is added to the catalogue of services covered by a national health care scheme, in many jurisdictions largely depends on the economic assessment of its cost benefit…
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Searchresult: Breast cancer: Microproteins essential for cancer growth
Last update: : 30.05.2018
Breast cancer is one of the leading causes of death in women worldwide. In order to develop new therapies, it is necessary to understand exactly how breast cancer cells function. Scientists at the…
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Searchresult: "Universal antibodies" disarm various pathogens
Last update: : 14.05.2018
Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) have been studying how the immune system succeeds in keeping pathogens in check. For the first time, the researchers have now discovered…
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