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Searchresult: Blood vessel lining cells control metastasis
Last update: : 07.01.2015
Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center in Heidelberg and from the Medical Faculty Mannheim of Heidelberg University paved the way for an innovative combination therapy against metastases:…
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Searchresult: The direct way from MRI to radiation treatment
Last update: : 18.12.2014
For the first time this year, the Roland Ernst Foundation for Medical Research awards a €5000 prize for interdisciplinary radiological research. The award will be presented to scientists from the…
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Searchresult: ERC Starting Grant for Lena Maier-Hein
Last update: : 17.12.2014
The European Research Council (ERC) awards "Starting Grants" to support excellent young scientists who are starting an independent science career. Lena Maier-Hein, a computer scientist from the…
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Searchresult: DKFZ awards Dr. Emil Salzer Prize und Richtzenhain Prize to tumor genetics researchersDKFZ awards Dr. Emil Salzer Prize und Richtzenhain Prize to tumor genetics researchers Press release content type: Press release
Last update: : 16.12.2014
The German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) has awarded the Dr. Emil Salzer Prize to Professor Roland Rad (Munich Technical University), whose research focuses on the basic genetic mechanisms underlying…
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Searchresult: Specific oxidation regulates cellular functions
Last update: : 15.12.2014
Hydrogen peroxide is a dangerous metabolic product that can damage cellular components through oxidation. This, however, is not its only role in the cell, as scientists had assumed for a long time.…
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Searchresult: New Technology Discovers Unknown Risk Genes for Pancreatic CancerNew Technology Discovers Unknown Risk Genes for Pancreatic Cancer Press release content type: Press release
Last update: : 15.12.2014
Cancer is a complex disease of the genes. The reasons why a tumor develops are often unknown. An international team of researchers from the German Cancer Consortium (DKTK) and the Welcome Trust…
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Searchresult: A yardstick to measure the malignancy of prostate cancer
Last update: : 08.12.2014
A protein that influences the epigenetic characteristics of tumor cells is directly linked to the grade of malignancy of prostate cancer. This key discovery has been made by a team of scientists from…
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Searchresult: A second chance for children with cancer
Last update: : 05.12.2014
Today most cases of childhood cancer can be cured. However, in about 20 percent of cases children suffer a recurrence of the cancer following therapy and they ultimately succumb to the disease. With…
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Searchresult: Marketing of electronic cigarettes: Targeting young peopleMarketing of electronic cigarettes: Targeting young people Press release content type: Press release
Last update: : 03.12.2014
E-cigarettes are no longer a marginal phenomenon in Germany. They are being sold and advertised in this country on the internet, at gas stations and kiosks, and in supermarkets, like cigarettes made…
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Searchresult: Largest worldwide study on cancer survival rates reveals dramatic differences – Germany among the leading countries worldwideLargest worldwide study on cancer survival rates reveals dramatic differences – Germany among the leading countries worldwide Press release content type: Press release
Last update: : 27.11.2014
In a study called CONCORD-2, around 500 international scientists report on 5-year survival rates for about 25.7 million adult cancer patients suffering from one of the ten most common types of cancer…
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