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Last update: : 09.08.2013
An infection with human papillomaviruses (HPV) can cause not only cervical cancer but also other types of anogenital cancer. The team of scientists headed by Professor Frank Rösl from the German…
Press releaseLast update: : 26.07.2013
A diagnosis of cancer instantly changes the lives of those affected. It causes anxiety and insecurity regarding treatments, their side effects, and the future in general. But how much does a person’s…
Press releaseLast update: : 08.07.2013
An overactive signaling pathway is a common cause in cases of pilocytic astrocytoma, the most frequent type of brain cancer in children. This was discovered by a network of scientists coordinated by…
Press releaseLast update: : 04.07.2013
The genetic mutation leading to the developmental disorder "CHARGE syndrome" blocks the maturation of neural stem cells. This finding explains why CHARGE patients suffer from mental retardation and…
Press releaseLast update: : 02.07.2013
Dr. Alexander Radbruch is honored with the Coolidge Award granted by GE Healthcare for his work on the use of new imaging techniques in brain cancer diagnostics. He leads the research group…
Press releaseLast update: : 02.07.2013
Monocytes and macrophages derived from them originate from their own particular type of progenitor cell in the bone marrow. This means that their formation is independent from that of dendritic…
Press releaseLast update: : 01.07.2013
Cells can digest parts of themselves in a process called autophagy. This is a survival strategy that helps them overcome starvation and other conditions of depletion. In therapy-resistant cases of…
Press releaseLast update: : 26.06.2013
In the German state of Baden-Württemberg, seventy-one percent of pubs and bars, eighty-four percent of arcades, and ninety-two percent of discotheques are smoke-filled. Stuttgart, its state capital,…
Press releaseLast update: : 25.06.2013
Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and Heidelberg University Hospital have discovered a cause of resistance to therapy in cases of brain cancer. Microglia cells migrate into…
Press releaseLast update: : 24.06.2013
An enzyme that facilitates the breakdown of specific amino acids makes brain cancers particularly aggressive. Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) discovered this in an attempt to…
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