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Searchresult: How novel pathogens may cause the development of colorectal cancerHow novel pathogens may cause the development of colorectal cancer Date: 15.03.2021 Press release content type: Press release
Do BMMFs, the novel infectious agents found in dairy products and bovine sera, play a role in the development of colorectal cancer? Scientists led by Harald zur Hausen detected the pathogens in…
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Searchresult: Induced pluripotent stem cells reveal causes of diseaseInduced pluripotent stem cells reveal causes of disease Date: 04.03.2021 Press release content type: Press release
Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) are suitable for discovering the genes that underly complex and also rare genetic diseases. Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and the…
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Searchresult: Supposedly "silent" mutation with serious consequencesSupposedly "silent" mutation with serious consequences Date: 24.02.2021 Press release content type: Press release
So-called silent mutations have no effect on the composition of a protein. They are therefore not considered to promote cancer. However, scientists from the German Consortium for Translational Cancer…
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Searchresult: PSMA-binding agents: versatile against prostate cancerPSMA-binding agents: versatile against prostate cancer Date: 23.02.2021 Press release content type: Press release
PSMA-binding agents specifically dock onto prostate cancer cells. Coupled to diagnostic or therapeutic radionuclides, they can improve the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer. Scientists from…
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Searchresult: Vitamin D supplementation: possible gain in life years plus cost savingsVitamin D supplementation: possible gain in life years plus cost savings Date: 11.02.2021 Press release content type: Press release
In recent years, three meta-analyses of clinical studies have come to the conclusion that vitamin D supplementation was associated with a reduction in the mortality rate from cancer of around 13…
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Searchresult: How blood stem cells maintain their lifelong potential for self-renewalHow blood stem cells maintain their lifelong potential for self-renewal Date: 27.01.2021 Press release content type: Press release
A characteristic feature of all stem cells is their ability to self-renew. But how is this potential maintained throughout life? Scientists at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and the…
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Searchresult: Protein anchors as a newly discovered key molecule in cancer spread and epilepsyProtein anchors as a newly discovered key molecule in cancer spread and epilepsy Date: 25.01.2021 Press release content type: Press release
Certain anchor proteins inhibit a key metabolic driver that plays an important role in cancer and developmental brain disorders. Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and the…
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Searchresult: DKFZ and EMBL intensify cooperation
The development of new strategies for processing and analysing life science data, the further development of scientific imaging, the search for new active substances for drugs: These are the tasks…
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Searchresult: How a protein variant could explain resistance to sleeping sickness drugHow a protein variant could explain resistance to sleeping sickness drug Date: 18.01.2021 Press release content type: Press release
A specific variant of the surface protein VSG of African trypanosomes, the causative agents of sleeping sickness, is associated with resistance to the important drug Suramin. Scientists at the German…
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Searchresult: Anticoagulants reduce the number of brain metastases in miceAnticoagulants reduce the number of brain metastases in mice Date: 05.01.2021 Press release content type: Press release
Brain metastases can only develop if cancer cells first exit the fine blood vessels and enter into the brain tissue. To facilitate this step, cancer cells influence blood clotting, as scientists from…
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