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Searchresult: Biosensor for Measuring Stress in Cells
Last update: : 16.05.2008
Reactive oxygen compounds, including the well-known "free radicals", have an oxidation effect and, thereby, damage cells. However, at low levels, they also regulate key life processes. Scientists at…
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Searchresult: Vitamin D and Breast Cancer Risk
Last update: : 17.04.2008
High blood levels of vitamin D protect postmenopausal women from breast cancer. This connection has been confirmed by research of the German Cancer Research Center. It also shows that a particular…
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Searchresult: Effective Cancer Immune Therapy Through Order in the Blood VesselsEffective Cancer Immune Therapy Through Order in the Blood Vessels Press release content type: Press release
Last update: : 16.04.2008
Researchers at the German Cancer Research Center have discovered a key molecule that is responsible for the characteristic immature structure of blood vessels in malignant tumors. If this molecule is…
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Searchresult: Human Vascular System in Mice
Last update: : 09.04.2008
To survive, tumors use the body’s blood system for their own purposes: They stimulate the growth of blood vessels that supply the tumor. Medical treatment blocks this process in order to restrain…
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Searchresult: Countdown for Future Cancer Researchers
Last update: : 08.04.2008
Deadline for applications to the Helmholtz International Graduate School for Cancer Research is May 1, 2008
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Searchresult: Image guided radiation therapy: first clinical application of ARTISTE at the German Cancer Research CenterImage guided radiation therapy: first clinical application of ARTISTE at the German Cancer Research Center Press release content type: Press release
Last update: : 17.03.2008
The first patient treatment with ARTISTE, a new radiotherapy device with integrated X-ray imaging capabilities developed and marketed by SIEMENS Healthcare, has been performed today at German Cancer…
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Searchresult: Gene Variant Increases Breast Cancer Risk
Last update: : 12.03.2008
An international research consortium under the leadership of scientists of the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ) has shown that a common gene variant increases…
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Searchresult: Paradigm Shift: Switch for Programmed Cell Death Promotes Spread of GlioblastomaParadigm Shift: Switch for Programmed Cell Death Promotes Spread of Glioblastoma Press release content type: Press release
Last update: : 10.03.2008
The protein CD95 is known to act as a molecular switch that triggers the apoptosis death program in cells. Scientists at the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ)…
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Searchresult: Cell Recycling Protects Tumor Cells from Anti-Cancer TherapyCell Recycling Protects Tumor Cells from Anti-Cancer Therapy Press release content type: Press release
Last update: : 06.03.2008
Autophagy is a process by which a cell degrades its own components. In tumor cells, this mechanism is frequently initiated by anti-cancer therapy. It is not known why the cells respond by activating…
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Searchresult: Screening the Herbal Pharmacy
Last update: : 14.02.2008
Searching for new anti-cancer drugs, scientists at the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ) are systematically analyzing the constituents of medicinal plants used in…
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