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Searchresult: Lemon juice and human norovirus
Last update: : 25.08.2015
Citric acid may prevent the highly contagious norovirus from infecting humans, scientists discovered from the German Cancer Research Center. Therefore, lemon juice could be a potentially safe and…
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Searchresult: Emergency program ensures blood coagulation
Last update: : 21.08.2015
During infections, the body frequently suffers severe loss of platelets, or thrombocytes. This can result in serious health problems such as hemorrhage and even septic shock. Until now, it has not…
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Searchresult: Early recall rates decline after second round of lung cancer screeningEarly recall rates decline after second round of lung cancer screening Press release content type: Press release
Last update: : 17.08.2015
Scientists at the German Cancer Research Center have published results from the "Lung Cancer Screening Intervention Trial" (LUSI): The early repeat scan rate for suspicious findings decreased by more…
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Searchresult: How Human Cells Can Dissolve Damaging Protein Aggregates
Last update: : 12.08.2015
Cellular repair systems can dissolve aggregated proteins and now Heidelberg researchers have successfully decoded the fundamental mechanism that is key to dissolving these protein aggregates in human…
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Searchresult: A single mutation can drive stem cells to tumour formationA single mutation can drive stem cells to tumour formation Press release content type: Press release
Last update: : 10.08.2015
Errors in the genome of stem cells often lead to cancer. This is especially true when the mutation inhibits differentiation of stem cells into mature cells. Bruce Edgar and colleagues from the…
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Searchresult: Licensed B cells induce immunotolerance
Last update: : 03.08.2015
In order to protect organs against attacks by the immune system, the body has developed complex protective mechanisms. For instance, T cells that are directed against the body's own proteins are…
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Searchresult: An alarm clock for dormant brain stem cells
Last update: : 31.07.2015
Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) generated a molecular profile of neural stem cells from the brains of mice. They discovered that a chemical messenger called interferon-gamma…
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Searchresult: The world’s fastest nanoscopy method
Last update: : 29.07.2015
Researchers led by Stefan Hell at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) have tremendously increased the imaging speed of high-resolution optical STED nanoscopy. Their results, which they have now…
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Searchresult: Fatty acid increases performance of cellular powerhouse – Fundamentally new biological signaling pathway discoveredFatty acid increases performance of cellular powerhouse – Fundamentally new biological signaling pathway discovered Press release content type: Press release
Last update: : 28.07.2015
Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) have discovered an entirely new control mechanism that regulates the function of mitochondria, the powerhouses of the cell. Surprisingly, a…
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Searchresult: Selective agent keeps blood vessels in check
Last update: : 23.07.2015
Blood vessels in the eye that grow out of control and damage the retina may cause blindness in certain affected people. Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches…
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