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Searchresult: DNA tags as targets for new therapy against brain cancer
Last update: : 21.02.2014
Ependymoma is an aggressive type of brain cancer that primarily affects infants. A comprehensive molecular analysis of these tumors has now been carried out with the major participation of scientists…
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Searchresult: What is the most effective way to prevent smoking in youth?What is the most effective way to prevent smoking in youth? Press release content type: Press release
Last update: : 12.02.2014
Young people in Germany between the ages of 12 and 17 smoke considerably less than in 2001: The rate of smokers among youth has dropped from 28 percent in 2001 to 12 percent in 2012. In a recent…
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Searchresult: Bayer and German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) in Strategic Alliance Against CancerBayer and German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) in Strategic Alliance Against Cancer Press release content type: Press release
Last update: : 04.02.2014
Bayer HealthCare and the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ) have agreed on a five-year strategic research alliance against cancer. The two partners have already…
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Searchresult: DKTK Tübingen: Hans-Georg Rammensee receives 2013 German Cancer Aid AwardDKTK Tübingen: Hans-Georg Rammensee receives 2013 German Cancer Aid Award Press release content type: Press release
Last update: : 04.02.2014
Joint press release of the German Consortium for Translational Cancer Research and Tübingen University Hospital German Cancer Aid (Deutsche Krebshilfe) presents its annual award to Professor…
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Searchresult: Cancer survival depends on where people live
Last update: : 31.01.2014
Based on an analysis of data from one million cancer patients, scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ) have discovered for the first time that…
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Searchresult: Endothelial cells in the driver's seat
Last update: : 24.01.2014
Endothelial cells, the inner lining of blood vessels, do not just respond passively to exogenous stimuli. Instead, they themselves control organ function in a very active manner. Scientists from the…
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Searchresult: Colon cancer screening the right way!
Last update: : 23.01.2014
Colonoscopy is the safest early-detection method for colorectal (colon) cancer. However, many patients avoid this procedure and prefer to have a test for hidden traces of blood ("occult blood") in…
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Searchresult: RNA switch for safe viral therapy in treating cancer
Last update: : 22.01.2014
Using viruses to fight cancer is a novel approach to treatment that is being tested in clinical trials around the globe. Scientists at the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches…
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Searchresult: MRI without expensive magnets
Last update: : 19.12.2013
Joint press release of the German Consortium for Translational Cancer Research and Freiburg University Hospital Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and imaging (MRI) have become indispensable…
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Searchresult: Award-winning young researchers at DKFZ
Last update: : 18.12.2013
Four young researchers from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) have simultaneously been honored with science awards. Dr. Irène Baccelli and Dr. Dominik Sturm shared the €4,500 Richtzenhain…
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