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Last update: : 13.03.2014
Physicians and scientists from Munich and Heidelberg have now proven the long-term effectiveness of stem cell gene therapy, based on a study of patients from the first clinical trial worldwide using…
Press releaseLast update: : 28.02.2014
Joint press release of the German Consortium for Translational Cancer Research and the University Hospital Frankfurt Professor Simone Fulda, a pediatrician and cancer researcher in the German…
Press releaseLast update: : 24.02.2014
Scientists have suspected that non-melanoma skin cancer in patients who have received organ transplants can be caused not only by UV radiation, but also by simultaneous infection with specific types…
Press releaseLast update: : 21.02.2014
Ependymoma is an aggressive type of brain cancer that primarily affects infants. A comprehensive molecular analysis of these tumors has now been carried out with the major participation of scientists…
Press releaseLast update: : 12.02.2014
Young people in Germany between the ages of 12 and 17 smoke considerably less than in 2001: The rate of smokers among youth has dropped from 28 percent in 2001 to 12 percent in 2012. In a recent…
Press releaseLast update: : 04.02.2014
Bayer HealthCare and the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ) have agreed on a five-year strategic research alliance against cancer. The two partners have already…
Press releaseLast update: : 04.02.2014
Joint press release of the German Consortium for Translational Cancer Research and Tübingen University Hospital German Cancer Aid (Deutsche Krebshilfe) presents its annual award to Professor…
Press releaseLast update: : 31.01.2014
Based on an analysis of data from one million cancer patients, scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ) have discovered for the first time that…
Press releaseLast update: : 24.01.2014
Endothelial cells, the inner lining of blood vessels, do not just respond passively to exogenous stimuli. Instead, they themselves control organ function in a very active manner. Scientists from the…
Press releaseLast update: : 23.01.2014
Colonoscopy is the safest early-detection method for colorectal (colon) cancer. However, many patients avoid this procedure and prefer to have a test for hidden traces of blood ("occult blood") in…
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