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Searchresult: How stressed tumor cells escape cell death: new mechanism discoveredHow stressed tumor cells escape cell death: new mechanism discovered Date: 19.09.2022 Press release content type: Press release
Because of their highly active metabolism, many tumors are susceptible to a special type of cell death, ferroptosis. Nevertheless, cancer cells often manage to escape this fate. Scientists at the…
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Searchresult: Breaking down proteins: How starving cancer cells switch food sourcesBreaking down proteins: How starving cancer cells switch food sources Date: 09.09.2022 Press release content type: Press release
Cancer cells often grow in environments that are low in nutrients, and they cope with this challenge by switching their metabolism to using proteins as alternative "food". Building on genetic…
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Searchresult: NLTE_2022_Nr87_Newsletter-Tabakentwoehnung_Aug-2022.pdf
Newsletter Tabakentwöhnung, Nr. 87, August 2022 Newsletter Tabakentwöhnung des WHO-Kollaborationszentrums für Tabakkontrolle am Deutschen Krebsforschungszentrum Heidelberg …
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Searchresult: Honorary doctorate for Michael Baumann
The Faculty of Medicine at Aarhus University, Denmark, will award an honorary doctorate to Michael Baumann, Chairman of the Board and Scientific Director of the German Cancer Research Center, on…
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Searchresult: New driver for a rare form of liver cancer discoveredNew driver for a rare form of liver cancer discovered Date: 19.08.2022 Press release content type: Press release
Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ) and the Hebrew University in Jerusalem have identified in mice the cell of origin of combined liver/biliary…
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Searchresult: Inflammation accelerates aging of the hematopoietic systemInflammation accelerates aging of the hematopoietic system Date: 04.08.2022 Press release content type: Press release
In mice, inflammation in early to mid-life leads to a permanent decline in functional blood stem cells, according to a recent publication by scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)…
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Searchresult: RNA modifications in mitochondria promote invasive spread of cancerRNA modifications in mitochondria promote invasive spread of cancer Date: 29.06.2022 Press release content type: Press release
Mitochondria are the power plants of cells, and they contain their own genetic material and RNA molecules. Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ)…
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Searchresult: Cancer patients receiving immunotherapy: no evidence of increased risk for severe immune complication after COVID-19 vaccinationCancer patients receiving immunotherapy: no evidence of increased risk for severe immune complication after COVID-19 vaccination Date: 23.06.2022 Press release content type: Press release
Does COVID-19 vaccination increase the risk of cancer patients undergoing therapy with immune checkpoint inhibitors to suffer a dangerous immune complication known as a "cytokine release syndrome"? A…
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Searchresult: Why vaccination against malaria quickly loses its protective effectWhy vaccination against malaria quickly loses its protective effect Date: 20.06.2022 Press release content type: Press release
Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) studied the human immune response after immunization with the malaria pathogen Plasmodium falciparum. Their goal was to find out against which…
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Searchresult: Gaps in short-term memory may be early signs of dementiaGaps in short-term memory may be early signs of dementia Date: 14.06.2022 Press release content type: Press release
Problems with short-term memory in middle age could be early signs of dementia later in life. This was found by scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg University and the…
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