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Last update: : 23.02.2015
Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and the Medical Faculty in Mannheim at Heidelberg University are searching for new approaches to prevent liver fibrosis. They have identified…
Press releaseLast update: : 19.02.2015
Many therapeutic cancer vaccines that are currently being developed are designed to direct the immune system against altered cancer-cell proteins. However, these vaccines can only be effective if the…
Press releaseLast update: : 18.02.2015
As we age, the stem cells in all tissues of our body are depleted or fail to function efficiently. This is what drives the age-associated decline in tissue function and the onset of age-related…
Press releaseLast update: : 13.02.2015
On Thursday, February 12, 2015, the Management Board of the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ) invited friends and supporters from politics, industry and science,…
Press releaseLast update: : 12.02.2015
In the bone marrow, blood stem cells give rise to a large variety of mature blood cells via progenitor cells at various stages of maturation. Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)…
Press releaseLast update: : 10.02.2015
Elevated levels of glucocorticoid hormones in the blood cause disruptions in energy metabolism. Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg University and Heidelberg University…
Press releaseLast update: : 10.02.2015
For childhood kidney tumors, scientists from Würzburg and Heidelberg have identified a series of previously unknown genetic causes. A lack of microRNA prevents kidney precursor cells from maturation.…
Press releaseLast update: : 05.02.2015
Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and the Helmholtz Zentrum München are exploring new ways to fight lymphoma. They have developed a new method that simulates a viral infection…
Press releaseLast update: : 02.02.2015
Epidemiologists have predicted it for years, and now the moment has come: For the first time ever, lung cancer will replace breast cancer as the leading cause of death from cancer in women. On the…
Press releaseLast update: : 30.01.2015
A protein on the surface of pancreatic cancer cells promotes metastasis and the ability to initiate new tumors, as scientists from the German Cancer Research Center have now reported. When the…
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