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Searchresult: Cancer stem cells – The long road to targeted therapies
Last update: : 30.09.2014
Researchers working on cancer, stem cells and cancer stem cells convened for the fifth time at the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ) in Heidelberg on September…
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Searchresult: Cancer Core Europe: a consortium to address the cancer care – cancer research continuum challengeCancer Core Europe: a consortium to address the cancer care – cancer research continuum challenge Press release content type: Press release
Last update: : 26.09.2014
Gustave Roussy Cancer Campus Grand Paris (Villejuif – France), Cambridge Cancer Centre (Cambridge, United Kingdom), Karolinska Institutet – KI (Stockholm, Sweden), Netherlands Cancer Institute – NKI…
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Searchresult: Sven Diederichs receives DGVS young investigator award in the field of liver cancerSven Diederichs receives DGVS young investigator award in the field of liver cancer Press release content type: Press release
Last update: : 22.09.2014
The German Society for Gastroenterology, Digestive and Metabolic Diseases (DGVS), supported by Bayer Health Care, presented its 2014 young investigator award in the field of hepatocellular carcinoma…
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Searchresult: Helmholtz PhD Award for Natalie Jäger
Last update: : 19.09.2014
Natalie Jäger has received a €5000 award from the Helmholtz Association for her PhD thesis, which she finished with honors this year at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ). In a study of genetic…
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Searchresult: Resistance training reduces cancer-related fatigue
Last update: : 11.09.2014
A 12-week program of resistance training in conjunction with radiation therapy increases the quality of life of breast cancer patients and reduces symptoms of fatigue, as shown by scientists from the…
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Searchresult: Throwing a loop to silence gene expression
Last update: : 02.09.2014
Cells attach so-called ‘epigenetic’ signals to their genome to select which part of their genetic information is used. Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches…
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Searchresult: TGF-ß prevents self-reactive B cell activation
Last update: : 29.08.2014
T follicular helper (TFH) cells contribute to the establishment of humoral immunity by controlling the delivery of helper signals to activated B cells. However, TFH development must be restrained, as…
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Searchresult: How silent genes are activated
Last update: : 28.08.2014
DNA methylation is a dynamic and reversible process that governs gene expression during development and disease. Several examples of active DNA demethylation have been documented, involving…
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Searchresult: One cancer – many tumors
Last update: : 26.08.2014
In studies on prostate cancer, scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) simultaneously investigated the genetic and epigenetic development of the tumors. They used a parallel approach…
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Searchresult: Scientists discover thymus stem cells
Last update: : 22.08.2014
Scientists at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) have identified a common progenitor of cortical and medullary thymic epithelial cells
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