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Searchresult: Modular gene enhancer promotes leukemia and regulates effectiveness of chemotherapyModular gene enhancer promotes leukemia and regulates effectiveness of chemotherapy Date: 18.01.2018 Press release content type: Press release
Every day, billions of new blood cells are generated in the bone marrow. The gene Myc is known to play an important role in this process, and is also known to play a role in cancer. Scientists from…
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Searchresult: New research project on age-related diseasesNew research project on age-related diseases Date: 15.01.2018 Press release content type: Press release
The German Cancer Research Center and the Helmholtz Zentrum München will be coordinating a project called "Aging and Metabolic Programming", or AMPro for short, over the next three years. All centers…
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Searchresult: Genetic defect makes malignant smooth muscle tumors vulnerableGenetic defect makes malignant smooth muscle tumors vulnerable Date: 10.01.2018 Press release content type: Press release
A research team under the leadership of scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and the National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) Heidelberg have conducted the first comprehensive…
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Searchresult: Communicative peroxidases
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are oxidizing molecules that are produced, for example, in cellular respiration and in inflammatory processes. They can damage cellular components and the genetic…
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Searchresult: Molecular super enhancers: A new key for targeted therapy of brain cancer in childrenMolecular super enhancers: A new key for targeted therapy of brain cancer in children Date: 21.12.2017 Press release content type: Press release
Ependymoma refers to a heterogeneous group of cancers that can occur at any age and is one of the most common types of brain cancer in children. The genetic causes for its development are largely…
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Searchresult: A shower of awards at the DKFZ
Six young cancer researchers can look forward to receiving science awards on Tuesday, December 19, 2017. The Waltraud Lewenz Award, the Walther and Christine Richtzenhain Award, the Andreas Zimprich…
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Searchresult: Levels of DNA tags characterize rare type of blood cancerLevels of DNA tags characterize rare type of blood cancer Date: 19.12.2017 Press release content type: Press release
Not only genetic changes but also certain DNA tags play a role in the development of cancer. Scientists at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) have discovered that leukemia of a specific type is…
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Searchresult: The direct route from A to C
We use special nerve cells for spatial orientation. The place cells fire whenever we stay in a particular place. The grid cells, on the other hand, measure distances and play a crucial role in "path…
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Searchresult: Immune cells predict therapy response in breast cancerImmune cells predict therapy response in breast cancer Date: 08.12.2017 Press release content type: Press release
When immune cells invade the tumor, this is usually considered a good sign because the body's own immune system appears to be responding to the cancer. In the case of certain types of breast cancer…
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Searchresult: New German-Greek initiative in cancer research launchedNew German-Greek initiative in cancer research launched Date: 08.12.2017 Press release content type: Press release
The German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) has announced the start of a collaboration with the National Hellenic Research Foundation in order to establish the "Athens Comprehensive Cancer Center". The…
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