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Last update: : 10.09.2015
Tie1 is a receptor on the surface of blood vessel wall cells whose binding partner has not yet been found. Mice whose cells have no Tie1 are not viable. Scientists from the German Cancer Research…
Press releaseLast update: : 01.09.2015
The DKFZ Board of Trustees has confirmed today that Professor Michael Boutros will become acting Chairman and Scientific Member of the Management Board of the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches…
Press releaseLast update: : 01.09.2015
The immune system of every human being may have up to several hundred thousand different T cells that vary from each other by virtue of their receptors. This enormous diversity is the basis of the…
Press releaseLast update: : 25.08.2015
Citric acid may prevent the highly contagious norovirus from infecting humans, scientists discovered from the German Cancer Research Center. Therefore, lemon juice could be a potentially safe and…
Press releaseLast update: : 21.08.2015
During infections, the body frequently suffers severe loss of platelets, or thrombocytes. This can result in serious health problems such as hemorrhage and even septic shock. Until now, it has not…
Press releaseLast update: : 17.08.2015
Scientists at the German Cancer Research Center have published results from the "Lung Cancer Screening Intervention Trial" (LUSI): The early repeat scan rate for suspicious findings decreased by more…
Press releaseLast update: : 12.08.2015
Cellular repair systems can dissolve aggregated proteins and now Heidelberg researchers have successfully decoded the fundamental mechanism that is key to dissolving these protein aggregates in human…
Press releaseLast update: : 10.08.2015
Errors in the genome of stem cells often lead to cancer. This is especially true when the mutation inhibits differentiation of stem cells into mature cells. Bruce Edgar and colleagues from the…
Press releaseLast update: : 03.08.2015
In order to protect organs against attacks by the immune system, the body has developed complex protective mechanisms. For instance, T cells that are directed against the body's own proteins are…
Press releaseLast update: : 31.07.2015
Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) generated a molecular profile of neural stem cells from the brains of mice. They discovered that a chemical messenger called interferon-gamma…
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