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Last update: : 29.01.2015
When cytotoxic T cells ("killer cells") are activated, they produce a protein called tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF alpha) that helps mediate immune responses. Scientists from the German Cancer…
Press releaseLast update: : 15.01.2015
Oxidative stress in the cell blocks the normal sugar metabolism. Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and the Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (HITS) have now found…
Press releaseLast update: : 13.01.2015
Most cells in the blood arise from stem cells in the bone marrow. Exceptions are macrophages, a type of phagocytic cell that forms part of the immune system. In a collaboration between the German…
Press releaseLast update: : 07.01.2015
Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center in Heidelberg and from the Medical Faculty Mannheim of Heidelberg University paved the way for an innovative combination therapy against metastases:…
Press releaseLast update: : 18.12.2014
For the first time this year, the Roland Ernst Foundation for Medical Research awards a €5000 prize for interdisciplinary radiological research. The award will be presented to scientists from the…
Press releaseLast update: : 17.12.2014
The European Research Council (ERC) awards "Starting Grants" to support excellent young scientists who are starting an independent science career. Lena Maier-Hein, a computer scientist from the…
Press releaseLast update: : 16.12.2014
The German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) has awarded the Dr. Emil Salzer Prize to Professor Roland Rad (Munich Technical University), whose research focuses on the basic genetic mechanisms underlying…
Press releaseLast update: : 15.12.2014
Hydrogen peroxide is a dangerous metabolic product that can damage cellular components through oxidation. This, however, is not its only role in the cell, as scientists had assumed for a long time.…
Press releaseLast update: : 15.12.2014
Cancer is a complex disease of the genes. The reasons why a tumor develops are often unknown. An international team of researchers from the German Cancer Consortium (DKTK) and the Welcome Trust…
Press releaseLast update: : 08.12.2014
A protein that influences the epigenetic characteristics of tumor cells is directly linked to the grade of malignancy of prostate cancer. This key discovery has been made by a team of scientists from…
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