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Searchresult: Tailor-made viruses for enhanced cancer therapy
Last update: : 23.07.2012
Parvoviruses specifically kill cancer cells and are already in the clinical trial stage for treating malignant brain tumors. However, as they can also infect normal cells - without doing any harm to…
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Searchresult: What the thymus can do on its own: Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center prove a dogma of immunology wrongWhat the thymus can do on its own: Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center prove a dogma of immunology wrong Press release content type: Press release
Last update: : 10.07.2012
Special white blood cells called T lymphocytes (‘T’ stands for thymus derived) originate, like all other blood cells, from progenitor cells in the bone marrow. The cells then mature in the thymus…
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Searchresult: Bacterial gems against skin cancer
Last update: : 05.07.2012
A high school student team of Heidelberg Life Science Lab at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) wins high-profile Synthetic Biology competition
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Searchresult: Smoke-free restaurants and bars in Germany 2012: Majority of smokers in favor of smoking ban for the first timeSmoke-free restaurants and bars in Germany 2012: Majority of smokers in favor of smoking ban for the first time Press release content type: Press release
Last update: : 02.07.2012
Public approval of a smoke-free catering industry continues to grow. According to a survey commissioned by the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ) in Heidelberg,…
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Searchresult: Angelika Riemer elected a member of the Young Academy
Last update: : 29.06.2012
Associate Professor (PD) Dr. Dr. Angelika Riemer and her Junior Research Group at the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ) are working to develop a vaccine that is…
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Searchresult: First green, then red - Fluorescent dye timer tells the age of proteinsFirst green, then red - Fluorescent dye timer tells the age of proteins Press release content type: Press release
Last update: : 25.06.2012
In many diseases, from infections through to cancer, the protein metabolism in the cell is defective. Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), the Center for Molecular Biology of…
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Searchresult: Study Links Smoking to Increased All-Cause Mortality in Older PatientsStudy Links Smoking to Increased All-Cause Mortality in Older Patients Press release content type: Press release
Last update: : 18.06.2012
An analysis of available medical literature suggests smoking was linked to increased mortality in older patients and that smoking cessation was associated with reduced mortality at an older age,…
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Searchresult: German Cancer Research Center once more certified as a family friendly employerGerman Cancer Research Center once more certified as a family friendly employer Press release content type: Press release
Last update: : 13.06.2012
The German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) has once again been awarded the certificate "audit berufundfamilie" ("audit work and family"). The non-profit organization "berufundfamilie GmbH" established…
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Searchresult: Changes in gene activity indicate lung cancer in its early stageChanges in gene activity indicate lung cancer in its early stage Press release content type: Press release
Last update: : 05.06.2012
Unclear disease symptoms of the lung and respiratory tract need to be clarified by a CT scan. How malignant are the nodules that are discovered this way? Scientists of the German Cancer Research…
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Searchresult: Dual effect on tumor blood vessels
Last update: : 30.05.2012
The growth of new blood vessels (angiogenesis) is considered to be among the major targets of new cancer treatments. The signaling molecule angiopoietin-2 (Ang-2) is one of the key regulators of…
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