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Searchresult: Exercise rescues mutated neural stem cells
Last update: : 04.07.2013
The genetic mutation leading to the developmental disorder "CHARGE syndrome" blocks the maturation of neural stem cells. This finding explains why CHARGE patients suffer from mental retardation and…
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Searchresult: High Distinction for Heidelberg Neuroradiologist
Last update: : 02.07.2013
Dr. Alexander Radbruch is honored with the Coolidge Award granted by GE Healthcare for his work on the use of new imaging techniques in brain cancer diagnostics. He leads the research group…
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Searchresult: Phagocytes Are Formed Independently
Last update: : 02.07.2013
Monocytes and macrophages derived from them originate from their own particular type of progenitor cell in the bone marrow. This means that their formation is independent from that of dendritic…
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Searchresult: Neuroblastoma: Autophagy Protects From Chemotherapy
Last update: : 01.07.2013
Cells can digest parts of themselves in a process called autophagy. This is a survival strategy that helps them overcome starvation and other conditions of depletion. In therapy-resistant cases of…
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Searchresult: Shortfalls in Non-Smoker Protection in Baden-Württemberg
Last update: : 26.06.2013
In the German state of Baden-Württemberg, seventy-one percent of pubs and bars, eighty-four percent of arcades, and ninety-two percent of discotheques are smoke-filled. Stuttgart, its state capital,…
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Searchresult: A Circuitous Route to Therapy Resistance
Last update: : 25.06.2013
Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and Heidelberg University Hospital have discovered a cause of resistance to therapy in cases of brain cancer. Microglia cells migrate into…
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Searchresult: Brain Cancer: Hunger for Amino Acids Makes It More AggressiveBrain Cancer: Hunger for Amino Acids Makes It More Aggressive Press release content type: Press release
Last update: : 24.06.2013
An enzyme that facilitates the breakdown of specific amino acids makes brain cancers particularly aggressive. Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) discovered this in an attempt to…
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Searchresult: Licencing agreement for high-resolution images in medical researchLicencing agreement for high-resolution images in medical research Press release content type: Press release
Last update: : 19.06.2013
STED microscopy creates high-resolution images far below the diffraction limit of visible light. However, the technique’s engineering aspects remain comparatively complex, which impedes its…
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Searchresult: Early HPV testing could detect sexually transmitted oral cancerEarly HPV testing could detect sexually transmitted oral cancer Press release content type: Press release
Last update: : 18.06.2013
Antibodies to a high-risk type of human papillomavirus (HPV16) could help detect oropharyngeal(1) cancer several years before the clinical onset of the disease, reveals a new study from the…
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Searchresult: No Danger of Cancer Through Gene Therapy Virus
Last update: : 17.06.2013
The first modified adeno-associated virus was recently approved for clinical gene therapy in the Western world. Scientists from the National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) Heidelberg and the German…
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