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Last update: : 15.07.2014
Some cases of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) are accompanied by a mutation which gives patients an extra copy of chromosome 13. This is usually associated with a very unfavorable course of the disease…
Press releaseLast update: : 10.07.2014
This year, the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ) celebrates its 50th anniversary, and the National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) Heidelberg celebrates its 10th…
Press releaseLast update: : 25.06.2014
Tumor vaccines might help the body fight cancer. A prerequisite to the development of such a vaccination is to find protein structures in cancer cells that differ from those of healthy cells. Such…
Press releaseLast update: : 24.06.2014
A recent study from the Heidelberg-based company Sciomics, a spin-off from scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), has presented an advanced method to predict the recurrence of…
Press releaseLast update: : 23.06.2014
Medulloblastoma is the most common type of malignant brain tumor in children. Unlike most other forms of cancer, it exhibits very few mutations in growth-promoting genes. Thus the reasons for the…
Press releaseLast update: : 20.05.2014
Comprehensive genome analyses of cancer cells have shown that each tumor and cancer patient are unique and need to be treated individually. To pave the way, by 2015 the National Center for Tumor…
Press releaseLast update: : 16.05.2014
In a study of malignant brain tumors in mice, scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ) have identified a key molecule that is responsible for the…
Press releaseLast update: : 15.05.2014
T lymphocytes arise from the thymus gland, which plays an important role in the immune system. In this organ, immature progenitor cells originating in the bone marrow mature into immune system cells.…
Press releaseLast update: : 15.05.2014
How much physical activity provides the best chances of preventing a new infarction or stroke in heart disease patients? Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) have discovered that…
Press releaseLast update: : 07.05.2014
Heidelberg cancer researchers have found a new target in the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia (AML). A team of scientists headed by Prof. Dr. Stefan Fröhling from the National Center for Tumor…
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