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Searchresult: Tumor stem cells in the focus of cancer research
Last update: : 15.10.2012
Cancer researchers, stem cell researchers and tumor stem cell researchers will convene for the fourth time at the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ) in Heidelberg…
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Searchresult: Making cell division impossible: Optimized substance forces cancer cells into deathMaking cell division impossible: Optimized substance forces cancer cells into death Press release content type: Press release
Last update: : 01.10.2012
Many tumor cells have a defective cellular equipment. It is only by a special trick that they manage to distribute their chromosomes correctly to their daughter cells during cell division. Scientists…
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Searchresult: Festival tents at marksmen's festivals in North Rhine-Westphalia: More tobacco smoke pollution than in pubs and barsFestival tents at marksmen's festivals in North Rhine-Westphalia: More tobacco smoke pollution than in pubs and bars Press release content type: Press release
Last update: : 25.09.2012
Breathing air in festival tents is heavily polluted by contaminants from tobacco smoke. This is the result of measurements which are now made available to the public in a new report. Commissioned by…
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Searchresult: Biomarkers for virus-induced cancer in the oropharynx
Last update: : 20.09.2012
Patients with oropharyngeal cancers have a more favorable prognosis if their tumors are caused by human papillomaviruses. Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches…
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Searchresult: Discus throw with cancer signals
Last update: : 17.09.2012
The Wnt signaling protein plays an important part in embryonic development and also in the development of diseases such as cancer. It has been unknown until now just how Wnt is carried from cell to…
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Searchresult: Additives add to the health hazards of cigarettes - Sixteen European countries jointly warn about thisAdditives add to the health hazards of cigarettes - Sixteen European countries jointly warn about this Press release content type: Press release
Last update: : 13.09.2012
The tobacco industry uses a large number of additives to increase the attractiveness of cigarettes. The PITOC (Public Information on Tobacco Control) project informs the public about the substances…
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Searchresult: Improved radiotherapy for developing countries
Last update: : 03.09.2012
The German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ) and Precisis AG jointly present a prototype of a mechanical radiation collimator which will make it possible, for the first…
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Searchresult: Cancer Survival in Germany after the fall of the Iron CurtainCancer Survival in Germany after the fall of the Iron Curtain Press release content type: Press release
Last update: : 23.08.2012
Two decades after the fall of the Wall, cancer survival rates in East and West Germany have become almost equal. This is reported in a recent study by a team of epidemiologists from the German Cancer…
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Searchresult: Viruses with integrated gene switch
Last update: : 20.08.2012
Scientists of the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) have developed "RNA switches" which allow them to specifically turn on and off genes in viruses. This will help to enhance regulation of gene…
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Searchresult: Genome analysis of brain tumors showing the way to new treatment strategiesGenome analysis of brain tumors showing the way to new treatment strategies Press release content type: Press release
Last update: : 26.07.2012
As part of the International Cancer Genome Consortium (ICGC), scientists in a project coordinated by the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) are systematically investigating the genomes of pediatric…
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