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Searchresult: A Success Story in the Fight Against Cervical Cancer
Last update: : 05.07.2006
The world’s first vaccine that was developed to prevent a specific type of cancer was launched on the US market in late June. Research results obtained by scientists of the German Cancer Cancer…
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Searchresult: Artificial Peptides Dispose of Virus Proteins into Cellular Trash CanArtificial Peptides Dispose of Virus Proteins into Cellular Trash Can Press release content type: Press release
Last update: : 07.06.2006
Peptide aptamers are able to bind with high specificity to target proteins in the cell and block their functions. Scientists of a research group headed by Professor Felix Hoppe-Seyler of the German…
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Searchresult: Evi Lends Wings to the Fly
Last update: : 30.05.2006
The Wnt signaling pathway regulates important steps in the embryonic development of all organisms. Defects in the control of this molecular communication pathway also contribute to tumor development.…
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Searchresult: Pregnancies Lower Breast Cancer Risk in BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutation CarriersPregnancies Lower Breast Cancer Risk in BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutation Carriers Press release content type: Press release
Last update: : 24.05.2006
Good news for women with inherited mutations in BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes: A woman’s risk to develop breast cancer after age 40 is the lower, the more pregnancies she has had. This is the result of the…
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Searchresult: p22-FLIP Helps Tumor Cells to Survive
Last update: : 10.05.2006
Among the major antagonists of programmed cell death, or apoptosis, are the proteins of the cFLIP family. cFLIPs are produced at elevated levels in many tumors. They prevent chemotherapy or…
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Searchresult: "Junk" RNA Regulates Important Cellular Processes
Last update: : 08.05.2006
It has been known for a long time that much of a cell’s RNA stems from DNA regions called intergenic spacers (IGS) that lie between two genes and do not code for proteins. A research group headed by…
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Searchresult: A High-Risk Combination
Last update: : 03.05.2006
If the Helicobacter pylori bacterium is found in the stomach, the risk of stomach cancer for persons with a high intake of meat increases fivefold. This is the result of a data evaluation within…
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Searchresult: Therapeutic Gene Suspected to Cause Cancer
Last update: : 27.04.2006
One of the few gene therapy studies that had ever been successful was terminated in 2003, because several of the treated children had developed leukemia. The cancer of the blood was induced by…
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Searchresult: Gene Profile to Help Decide on Breast Cancer Treatment
Last update: : 18.04.2006
In 25 to 30 percent of breast cancer patients, tumors regress completely under chemo-therapy. For sufferers and clinicians alike it would be helpful to have indicators show-ing in advance who will…
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Searchresult: Tamed AIDS Viruses as Safe Gene Ferries for Treating Hereditary Eye DiseasesTamed AIDS Viruses as Safe Gene Ferries for Treating Hereditary Eye Diseases Press release content type: Press release
Last update: : 09.03.2006
An international research team used an altered AIDS virus for gene transfer into the retina of mice. Thus it was possible, for the first time ever, to treat an inherited eye disease by gene therapy.…
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