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Searchresult: Alternative routes to immortality
Last update: : 12.06.2015
Every time a cell divides, the ends of chromosomes – the threads of DNA residing in the nucleus – shorten a bit. Once the chromosome ends, called telomeres, become too short, cells normally stop…
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Searchresult: Lean despite many calories
Last update: : 08.06.2015
Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) have identified an enzyme in mice that is involved in obesity and metabolic disruptions associated with it, such as type 2 diabetes. When the…
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Searchresult: Targeted attack against brain cancer
Last update: : 26.05.2015
With the goal of enhancing the treatment of glioblastoma, the most aggressive type of brain cancer, scientists at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) have been searching for specific structures…
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Searchresult: World No Tobacco Day 2015 – Put an end to the illicit trade of tobacco productsWorld No Tobacco Day 2015 – Put an end to the illicit trade of tobacco products Press release content type: Press release
Last update: : 20.05.2015
For World No Tobacco Day 2015, the World Health Organization (WHO) is calling on countries to band together to stop tobacco smuggling. An important political tool for achieving this goal is the…
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Searchresult: Epigenetic profiles allow for more precise predictions in brain cancerEpigenetic profiles allow for more precise predictions in brain cancer Press release content type: Press release
Last update: : 12.05.2015
Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) have analyzed the DNA methylation patterns in 500 ependymomas - tumors that occur in the brain and spinal cord. They were able to distinguish…
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Searchresult: CTS EVENTIM supports German Cancer Research Centre with one million Euro for an endowed chairCTS EVENTIM supports German Cancer Research Centre with one million Euro for an endowed chair Press release content type: Press release
Last update: : 06.05.2015
CTS EVENTIM, Europe’s biggest provider of ticketing services, will finance an endowed chair in ‘Epigenetic Regulation’ at the German Cancer Research Centre (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum – DKFZ).…
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Searchresult: Quit smoking at age 60: Lower risk for heart attack and stroke within the first five yearsQuit smoking at age 60: Lower risk for heart attack and stroke within the first five years Press release content type: Press release
Last update: : 22.04.2015
Smokers increase their risk of heart attack and stroke with every cigarette they smoke. Furthermore, smokers who die from heart disease are, on average, five and a half years younger than non-smokers…
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Searchresult: Robert Koch Award 2015 goes to Ralf Bartenschlager and Charles RiceRobert Koch Award 2015 goes to Ralf Bartenschlager and Charles Rice Press release content type: Press release
Last update: : 21.04.2015
The Laureates lay the foundation for dramatic advances in the treatment of hepatitis C. Peter Piot receives Robert Koch Gold Medal for his co-discovery of the Ebola virus and the fight against HIV…
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Searchresult: Team spirit in the genome
Last update: : 02.04.2015
Genes, like people, are fundamentally social. Just as we often work in teams, companies, or other more or less complex organisations, genes often work together in genetic networks. And just as our…
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Searchresult: Migrating immune cells promote nerve cell demise in the brainMigrating immune cells promote nerve cell demise in the brain Press release content type: Press release
Last update: : 01.04.2015
The slow death of dopamine-producing nerve cells in a certain region of the brain is the principal cause underlying Parkinson's disease. In mice, it is possible to simulate the symptoms of this…
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