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Searchresult: Plant Pathogen Yields Substance to Fight Neuroblastoma
Last update: : 16.01.2008
Drug treatment of neuroblastoma, a tumor of the nervous system in children, poses major problems. Therefore, scientists at the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ)…
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Searchresult: Scientists Discover a New Player in Innate Immune ResponseScientists Discover a New Player in Innate Immune Response Press release content type: Press release
Last update: : 15.01.2008
All multicellular animals have an innate immune system: When bacteria, parasites or fungi invade the organism, small protein molecules are released that eliminate the attackers. Scientists of the…
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Searchresult: Peptide Chips for Improved Cancer Diagnostics
Last update: : 07.01.2008
Synthetically produced short protein fragments, or peptides, are an important tool for researchers and medics. However, peptide production is expensive and time consuming. Scientists at the German…
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Searchresult: Plant Constituent with Selective Effect on Cancer Cells
Last update: : 17.12.2007
The substance wogonin triggers the death program apoptosis in tumor cells, while it has virtually no effect on healthy cells. Scientists of the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches…
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Searchresult: MicroRNA Switches off Tumor Protection
Last update: : 27.11.2007
The microRNA miR-21 suppresses the production of tumor suppressor Pdcd4, which protects cells from cancer development. Researchers at the DKFZ have now found out that colorectal cancer cells, in…
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Searchresult: Meyenburg Cancer Research Award 2007 given to Dr. Shinya Yamanaka for the artificial generation of stem cellsMeyenburg Cancer Research Award 2007 given to Dr. Shinya Yamanaka for the artificial generation of stem cells Press release content type: Press release
Last update: : 23.11.2007
The Meyenburg Cancer Research Award 2007 accompanied by Euro 50,000 ($ 75,000) in prize money has been presented to the renowned Japanese stem cell expert, Dr. Shinya Yamanaka. Yamanaka has…
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Searchresult: Genetic Defect Promotes Development of Crohn's Disease
Last update: : 07.11.2007
The DMBT1 gene helps to fight off pathogenic agents that affect the intestines. If this gene is absent or defective, the affected individual has an increased risk of developing Crohn's disease, a…
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Searchresult: Contact Disorder Makes Cancer Cells Mobile
Last update: : 30.08.2007
The loss of the protein VMP1 in cancer cells increases their tendency to detach from the initial tumor - the first step towards metastasis. The reason for this, as scientists of the German Cancer…
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Searchresult: Scientists Find New Mechanism in the Development of Severe Inherited DiseaseScientists Find New Mechanism in the Development of Severe Inherited Disease Press release content type: Press release
Last update: : 20.08.2007
Scientists of the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ) have shown that the genetic defect that causes Cockayne Syndrome affects a key function of the cell - the…
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Searchresult: Pancreatic Cancer Fights off Immune Attack
Last update: : 15.08.2007
Scientists of the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum) and the Heidelberg University Hospitals have discovered that pancreatic cancer attracts regulatory T cells, which…
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