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Searchresult: Double signal activates killer cells
Last update: : 14.11.2014
Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) have found out that natural killer cells need at least two separate signals in order to be able to fight cytomegaloviruses. This finding might…
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Searchresult: "Ring of Fire" wins the world championship in synthetic biology – a team of Heidelberg students wins over the judges in Boston"Ring of Fire" wins the world championship in synthetic biology – a team of Heidelberg students wins over the judges in Boston Press release content type: Press release
Last update: : 04.11.2014
Joint press release of the German Cancer Research Center and the University of Heidelberg For the second time in a row, a student team from Heidelberg University and the German Cancer Research…
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Searchresult: Effective and safe – Evaluation of the first ten years of colonoscopy in cancer screeningEffective and safe – Evaluation of the first ten years of colonoscopy in cancer screening Press release content type: Press release
Last update: : 04.11.2014
Scientists at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) have evaluated data from the first ten years of endoscopic gastrointestinal cancer screening (colonoscopy). The study concludes that the…
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Searchresult: DKFZ Chairman and Director Otmar D. Wiestler has been elected Helmholtz PresidentDKFZ Chairman and Director Otmar D. Wiestler has been elected Helmholtz President Press release content type: Press release
Last update: : 20.10.2014
The Senate of the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centers has unanimously elected Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Otmar D. Wiestler, Chairman of the Management Board and Scientific Director of the German…
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Searchresult: Everyone knows them, and one in five smokers tries them: E-cigarettes in GermanyEveryone knows them, and one in five smokers tries them: E-cigarettes in Germany Press release content type: Press release
Last update: : 20.10.2014
Almost everybody in Germany knows what e-cigarettes are, and almost 10 percent of 16-to-19-year-olds have tried them – about the same rate as tobacco smokers in this age group. Interest in…
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Searchresult: Red carpet for Stefan Hell at the DKFZ
Last update: : 16.10.2014
On Wednesday, October 15, 2014, about 500 employees of the DKFZ in Heidelberg celebrated "their" Nobel Prize winner, Professor Stefan Hell. In attendance were Theresia Bauer, the Minister of Science,…
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Searchresult: New method can predict side effects of anticancer drugs
Last update: : 09.10.2014
Every new anticancer drug can improve patients’ chances of survival. In some cases, however, these drugs can cause severe adverse side effects through mechanisms that are often unclear. An…
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Searchresult: Nobel Prize winner at the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry in Göttingen and the German Cancer Research Center: Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to Stefan HellNobel Prize winner at the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry in Göttingen and the German Cancer Research Center: Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to Stefan Hell Press release content type: Press release
Last update: : 08.10.2014
For the second time a researcher at the DKFZ has been awarded the highest distinction in science: Professor Stefan Hell, director of the Max-Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry in Göttingen…
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Searchresult: DKTK partner site Essen/Düsseldorf starts new cooperation with industryDKTK partner site Essen/Düsseldorf starts new cooperation with industry Press release content type: Press release
Last update: : 01.10.2014
Joint Press Release of the German Cancer Consortium and the Lead Discovery Center The Lead Discovery Center GmbH (LDC), a renowned translational research organization, and the Helmholtz…
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Searchresult: Cancer stem cells in a tumor determine life expectancy in breast cancer patientsCancer stem cells in a tumor determine life expectancy in breast cancer patients Press release content type: Press release
Last update: : 30.09.2014
Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and the Institute of Pathology of Heidelberg University Hospital have examined tissue samples from 255 breast cancer tumors in search of two…
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