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Searchresult: Scientists Generate Oncolytic Viruses for Targeted Attack on Cancer Stem CellsScientists Generate Oncolytic Viruses for Targeted Attack on Cancer Stem Cells Press release content type: Press release
Last update: : 09.01.2013
Researchers from the Paul Ehrlich Institute (PEI) have been the first to generate oncolytic viruses which specifically infect and kill CD133-positive cancer stem cells. Using such viruses, scientists…
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Searchresult: A Shield Against Cancer
Last update: : 03.01.2013
Tumors grow more rapidly if their genetic material is not sufficiently tagged with methyl groups, as scientists from the German Cancer Research Center have discovered. Such tags in the DNA appear to…
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Searchresult: Preventive Detention for Oxidizing Agents
Last update: : 17.12.2012
Oxidative stress is believed to cause a number of diseases. Up to now, it has been common practice to measure oxidative stress levels by determining the oxidation state of a small molecule called…
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Searchresult: Cocktail Boosts Immune Cells in Fighting Cancer
Last update: : 06.12.2012
Natural killer cells (or NK cells), as part of the body´s immune system, can effectively fight cancer. Unfortunately, they quickly lose their aggressiveness and hence are unable to reject solid…
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Searchresult: Tobacco Prevention in Germany – A Success Story with Many Challenges Still AheadTobacco Prevention in Germany – A Success Story with Many Challenges Still Ahead Press release content type: Press release
Last update: : 05.12.2012
Smoking is "out", non-smoking is "in" – particularly among youth: The number of young people trying cigarettes or becoming regular smokers is declining. In the past decade, the smoker´s rate among…
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Searchresult: International Research Award for Ingrid Grummt
Last update: : 04.12.2012
The French National Institute of Health and Medical Research (Inserm) awards its prestigious "Prix International" to Ingrid Grummt this year. The scientist from the German Cancer Research Center…
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Searchresult: Scientists Discover Molecular Switch Involved in Lymphoma
Last update: : 03.12.2012
Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ) have discovered a molecular switch that plays a role in the development of lymphoma: If a protein called…
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Searchresult: Thomas Hofmann Wins the Prize of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and HumanitiesThomas Hofmann Wins the Prize of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities Press release content type: Press release
Last update: : 30.11.2012
Dr. Thomas Hofmann, junior research group leader at the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ), is awarded the €10,000 prize for his outstanding achievements in cancer…
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Searchresult: Multiplexion Assures Quality of Research Results - Spinout from German Cancer Research Center checks cell cultures for contaminationMultiplexion Assures Quality of Research Results - Spinout from German Cancer Research Center checks cell cultures for contamination Press release content type: Press release
Last update: : 28.11.2012
Contamination of cell cultures by bacteria, viruses or other cells is a widespread problem in biomedical research. The company Multiplexion, a spinout from the German Cancer Research Center…
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Searchresult: Searching for Clues in Leukemia Genomes: Charles G. Mullighan Wins 2012 Meyenburg AwardSearching for Clues in Leukemia Genomes: Charles G. Mullighan Wins 2012 Meyenburg Award Press release content type: Press release
Last update: : 26.11.2012
The 2012 Meyenburg Award of €50,000 goes to physician and researcher Charles G. Mullighan. He is distinguished for his outstanding work in the field of identifying genetic changes leading to the…
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