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Searchresult: Blood vessels: Much more than just tubes
The SFB Transregio 23, "Vascular Differentiation and Remodeling", will be hosting an international symposium to commemorate its 12th anniversary. The symposium will be held on March 27th and 28th at…
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Searchresult: DKTK Munich: "Jumping gene" uncovers genetic networks involved in prostate and breast cancerDKTK Munich: "Jumping gene" uncovers genetic networks involved in prostate and breast cancer Date: 21.03.2017 Press release content type: Press release
Mutations in tumor suppressor genes mean that they can no longer keep tumors from growing. In developing cancer, often several mutations come into play. Using "jumping genes," scientists from the…
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Searchresult: DNA labels predict mortality
Methyl labels in the DNA regulate the activity of our genes and, thus, have a great influence on health and disease. Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center and from the Saarland cancer…
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Searchresult: Taiwan’s highest scientific award goes to Hannah MonyerTaiwan’s highest scientific award goes to Hannah Monyer Date: 16.03.2017 Press release content type: Press release
The Taiwanese science council has awarded Hannah Monyer of the German Cancer Research Center and Heidelberg University Hospital the Tsungming Tu prize for her groundbreaking work on memory. The prize…
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Searchresult: DKTK Freiburg: Physicists simplify production of hypersensitive contrast agent for cancer diagnosticsDKTK Freiburg: Physicists simplify production of hypersensitive contrast agent for cancer diagnostics Date: 06.03.2017 Press release content type: Press release
To make even the smallest tumor clusters and other pathological metabolic processes visible with the help of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI): Physicists from the German Cancer Consortium (DKTK) at…
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Searchresult: Skin from the Petri dish helps cancer researchSkin from the Petri dish helps cancer research Date: 02.03.2017 Press release content type: Press release
How does skin cancer develop? This is the central question around which Petra Boukamp's research revolves. Boukamp, who led a research department at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) for many…
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Searchresult: Reprogrammed blood vessels promote cancer spreadReprogrammed blood vessels promote cancer spread Date: 01.03.2017 Press release content type: Press release
Tumor cells use the bloodstream to spread in the body. To reach the blood, they first have to pass the wall of the vessel. Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches…
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Searchresult: Personalized cancer immunotherapy
The new Helmholtz Institute HI-TRON is a collaboration of the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) in Heidelberg and the Research Institute for Translational Oncology (TRON) at the University Medical…
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Searchresult: Epstein-Barr virus and cancer: new tricks from an old dogEpstein-Barr virus and cancer: new tricks from an old dog Date: 13.02.2017 Press release content type: Press release
Joint press release of the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), and the Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale (Inserm) Almost…
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Searchresult: DKTK Berlin: The Variety of the Tumor in 3DDKTK Berlin: The Variety of the Tumor in 3D Date: 02.02.2017 Press release content type: Press release
During its formation, every tumor receives a specific genetic profile, which can be utilized for personalized cancer therapy. But even within one tumor, various regions can develop which have…
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