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Last update: : 22.06.2005
T cells with a regulatory function within the immune system respond differently to apoptosis triggers than T cells that mount the actual defense reaction (effector T cells). This has now been shown…
Press releaseLast update: : 16.06.2005
The desired goal of successful chemotherapy is the sure death of cancer cells. The administered cytotoxins (“cell-stopping agents") are designed to cause a cell to commit suicide. However, tumor…
Press releaseLast update: : 14.06.2005
Those who like to eat ham and brats every day, significantly increase their risk of getting colorectal cancer. In contrast, if fish is a regular part of one’s diet, colorectal cancer risk is lowered.…
Press releaseLast update: : 06.06.2005
You don’t have to be a vegetarian to grow as old as Methusaleh. If you refrain from smoking, consume alcohol moderately, stay physically active and avoid becoming overweight, you can dramatically…
Press releaseLast update: : 31.05.2005
When infected by a virus, a cell uses specific defense mechanisms developed in the course of a long evolution. Thus, it can activate enzymes that disrupt or prevent replication of the viruses within…
Press releaseLast update: : 20.05.2005
A trimodal treatment strategy combining chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and a protein kinase inhibitor is much more effective against cancer cells than any combination of only two treatment methods.…
Press releaseLast update: : 02.05.2005
Directing radiation with ever increasing precision on a tumor while reliably sparing surrounding normal tissue from radiation damage – this is the prime goal of radiotherapists. A novel method…
Press releaseLast update: : 12.04.2005
Pulmonary fibrosis is a progressive terminal disease which involves scarring of the lung as a result of proliferation of fibrous connective tissue. Thickening of the tissue increasingly restricts…
Press releaseLast update: : 16.03.2005
The nearly full sequencing of the X chromosome in humans is a milestone in biology and medicine. The results published today in the renowned specialist journal Nature in a joint article by genome…
Press releaseLast update: : 24.02.2005
A working group of virologists headed by Professor Hans-Georg Kräusslich at Heidelberg University Hospitals, jointly with Professor Hanswalter Zentgraf, Division of Applied Tumor Virology of the…
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