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Superheroes save the world. Cancer researchers and physicians do not aspire to do so, but they do struggle for their patients’ lives every day. Young people also play an important role in this…
Press releaseLast update: : 14.12.2015
The European Research Council (ERC) awards "Starting Grants" to support excellent young scientists who are starting an independent science career. Stefan Gröschel, a medical researcher from the…
Press releaseLast update: : 09.12.2015
When various labs are asked to investigate cancer cell genomes in search of mutations, their results can sometimes show significant variations, a team of scientists from the International Cancer…
Press releaseLast update: : 02.12.2015
Nicotine is not harmless. In fact, it is toxic and entails serious health risks – even if it is consumed by delivery devices such as e-cigarettes without the toxic substances contained in tobacco…
Press releaseLast update: : 23.11.2015
Attracting more women to senior positions in science is a challenge most research institutes in Germany are presently facing. Whether and how this can be achieved as well as the potential role of…
Press releaseLast update: : 20.11.2015
Acetylsalicylic acid (ASA, "Aspirin"), has been shown to decrease the risk of colorectal cancer and possibly other cancers. However, the risk of side effects, including in some cases severe…
Press releaseLast update: : 20.11.2015
Sperm cells mature during their transit in the epididymis and thus acquire their ability to fertilize ova. Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) in Heidelberg and the Institute of…
Press releaseLast update: : 11.11.2015
Immunologist Ton Schumacher from the Netherlands Cancer Institute in Amsterdam is being honored with the 2015 Meyenburg Award, which carries a €50,000 monetary prize. He receives the award for his…
Press releaseLast update: : 09.11.2015
Glioblastoma is the most malignant type of brain cancer. Physicians and scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and from Heidelberg University Hospital have now reported in "Nature"…
Press releaseLast update: : 04.11.2015
Andreas Trumpp from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and Heidelberg Institute for Stem Cell Technology and Experimental Medicine (HI-STEM) has been awarded this year’s Swiss Bridge Award for…
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