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Searchresult: Breast cancer therapy: All clear for the heartBreast cancer therapy: All clear for the heart Date: 09.04.2018 Press release content type: Press release
Many breast cancer therapies cause damage to the heart. However, in the largest study of its kind so far, scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) in Heidelberg have now shown that…
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Searchresult: Blood test indicates risk of developing Alzheimer’s diseaseBlood test indicates risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease Date: 06.04.2018 Press release content type: Press release
A newly developed blood test may indicate Alzheimer's disease on average eight years before the clinical diagnosis. This was demonstrated by scientists from the Ruhr University Bochum (RUB), the…
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Searchresult: Double success for Heidelberg stem cell researchersDouble success for Heidelberg stem cell researchers Date: 03.04.2018 Press release content type: Press release
Two awards at once, both carrying high monetary prizes, go to young researchers from the Heidelberg Institute for Stem Cell Research and Experimental Medicine (HI-STEM) at the German Cancer Research…
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Searchresult: LifeTime - a visionary proposal for an EU FlagshipLifeTime - a visionary proposal for an EU Flagship Date: 22.03.2018 Press release content type: Press release
Reliably predicting the onset and trajectory of a disease might seem like a distant dream. But a European consortium is aiming to achieve exactly this using a set of emerging technologies with the…
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Searchresult: Ten years of successful research on cancer stem cells – Start of the third funding periodTen years of successful research on cancer stem cells – Start of the third funding period Date: 20.03.2018 Press release content type: Press release
HI-STEM, the Heidelberg Institute for Stem Cell Technology and Experimental Medicine at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), is looking back on ten successful years. In numerous types of cancer,…
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Searchresult: Diabetes: Are high blood glucose levels an effect rather than the cause of the disease?Diabetes: Are high blood glucose levels an effect rather than the cause of the disease? Date: 15.03.2018 Press release content type: Press release
Insulin resistance and elevated blood glucose levels are considered to be the cause of type 2 diabetes. However, scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and Heidelberg University…
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Searchresult: Combination therapy in neuroblastoma: It`s all about the mixCombination therapy in neuroblastoma: It`s all about the mix Date: 12.03.2018 Press release content type: Press release
The combination of two cell division inhibitors causes malignant nervous system tumors to die off, as scientists from the "Hopp Children's Cancer Center at the NCT Heidelberg" (KiTZ) have shown in…
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Searchresult: A molecular map of childhood cancers
Researchers led by Professor Stefan Pfister from the "Hopp Children's Cancer Center at the NCT Heidelberg" (KiTZ) have been able to draw an extremely detailed molecular map of childhood cancers. In…
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Searchresult: Metastasis: Cell polarity matters
Not only the number of migrating cancer cells determines the risk for metastasis but also their characteristics, scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) have now reported. For…
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Searchresult: Colorectal cancer: Combined analysis enhances risk predictionColorectal cancer: Combined analysis enhances risk prediction Date: 27.02.2018 Press release content type: Press release
If first-degree relatives are affected by colorectal cancer, this indicates a person's own elevated risk of developing bowel cancer. The same holds true for people who have large numbers of genetic…
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