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Searchresult: Maternal smoking during pregnancy leaves its lasting mark on the child’s genetic make-upMaternal smoking during pregnancy leaves its lasting mark on the child’s genetic make-up Date: 05.04.2016 Press release content type: Press release
If mothers smoke during pregnancy, they influence the epigenetic programming of their unborn child’s genetic make-up in the long term. This may give rise to an increased risk of the development of…
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Searchresult: Worldwide trend towards obesity continuesWorldwide trend towards obesity continues Date: 04.04.2016 Press release content type: Press release
Only four decades ago, there were twice as many underweight people than obese people in the world. However, this situation has changed dramatically over this relatively short period. Today, there are…
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Searchresult: Altered DNA methylation as a warning sign of radiation-induced fibrosisAltered DNA methylation as a warning sign of radiation-induced fibrosis Date: 18.03.2016 Press release content type: Press release
Radiation-induced fibrosis is a common late effect of radiation therapy. In a study on breast cancer, scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ) and…
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Searchresult: Mother’s gut microbiota strengthens newborn's immunityMother’s gut microbiota strengthens newborn's immunity Date: 18.03.2016 Press release content type: Press release
Already during pregnancy, microbes in the mother’s gut shape the baby's immune system. This effect is brought about by microbial molecules that are transmitted to the baby across the placenta or via…
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Searchresult: Multi-talented Jack of all trades, miracle healer or the root of all evil?Multi-talented Jack of all trades, miracle healer or the root of all evil? Date: 11.03.2016 Press release content type: Press release
On March 11, an unusual subject was on the agenda: Stem cells. More than 1000 high school students in eight German cities visited Institutes and Universities on a quest for stem cells in research and…
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Searchresult: To Harald zur Hausen on his 80th birthdayTo Harald zur Hausen on his 80th birthday Date: 10.03.2016 Press release content type: Press release
Harald zur Hausen, Nobel Prize Winner, "intellectual father" of the vaccination against cervical cancer, and former Chairman and Scientific Director of the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) will…
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Searchresult: Oxytocin: Double active against pain
An international study, coordinated by Drs Valery Grinevich (German Cancer Research Center, ZI Mannheim, and CellNetworks, Heidelberg), Ron Stoop (Lausanne University) and Alexandre Charlet (CNRS…
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Searchresult: DKTK Essen: Dangerous Merkel cell skin carcinoma exposedDKTK Essen: Dangerous Merkel cell skin carcinoma exposed Date: 02.03.2016 Press release content type: Press release
Merkel cell carcinoma are one of the most dangerous skin carcinoma types. However, the human immune defense system often fails to recognize them as cancer cells. Scientists at the German Cancer…
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Searchresult: New brain cancer types emerge based on molecular characteristicsNew brain cancer types emerge based on molecular characteristics Date: 26.02.2016 Press release content type: Press release
An international team headed by scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg University Hospital and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital has conducted a comprehensive…
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Searchresult: Pancreatic Cancer: Enzyme renders tumors resistantPancreatic Cancer: Enzyme renders tumors resistant Date: 25.02.2016 Press release content type: Press release
Scientists at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and the Stem Cell Institute HI-STEM in Heidelberg have discovered the reason why some pancreatic tumors are so resistant to treatment. They have…
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