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Last update: : 05.04.2016
If mothers smoke during pregnancy, they influence the epigenetic programming of their unborn child’s genetic make-up in the long term. This may give rise to an increased risk of the development of…
Press releaseLast update: : 04.04.2016
Only four decades ago, there were twice as many underweight people than obese people in the world. However, this situation has changed dramatically over this relatively short period. Today, there are…
Press releaseLast update: : 18.03.2016
Radiation-induced fibrosis is a common late effect of radiation therapy. In a study on breast cancer, scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ) and…
Press releaseLast update: : 18.03.2016
Already during pregnancy, microbes in the mother’s gut shape the baby's immune system. This effect is brought about by microbial molecules that are transmitted to the baby across the placenta or via…
Press releaseLast update: : 11.03.2016
On March 11, an unusual subject was on the agenda: Stem cells. More than 1000 high school students in eight German cities visited Institutes and Universities on a quest for stem cells in research and…
Press releaseLast update: : 10.03.2016
Harald zur Hausen, Nobel Prize Winner, "intellectual father" of the vaccination against cervical cancer, and former Chairman and Scientific Director of the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) will…
Press releaseLast update: : 04.03.2016
An international study, coordinated by Drs Valery Grinevich (German Cancer Research Center, ZI Mannheim, and CellNetworks, Heidelberg), Ron Stoop (Lausanne University) and Alexandre Charlet (CNRS…
Press releaseLast update: : 02.03.2016
Merkel cell carcinoma are one of the most dangerous skin carcinoma types. However, the human immune defense system often fails to recognize them as cancer cells. Scientists at the German Cancer…
Press releaseLast update: : 26.02.2016
An international team headed by scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg University Hospital and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital has conducted a comprehensive…
Press releaseLast update: : 25.02.2016
Scientists at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and the Stem Cell Institute HI-STEM in Heidelberg have discovered the reason why some pancreatic tumors are so resistant to treatment. They have…
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