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Searchresult: The world’s fastest nanoscopy method
Researchers led by Stefan Hell at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) have tremendously increased the imaging speed of high-resolution optical STED nanoscopy. Their results, which they have now…
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Searchresult: Fatty acid increases performance of cellular powerhouse – Fundamentally new biological signaling pathway discoveredFatty acid increases performance of cellular powerhouse – Fundamentally new biological signaling pathway discovered Date: 28.07.2015 Press release content type: Press release
Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) have discovered an entirely new control mechanism that regulates the function of mitochondria, the powerhouses of the cell. Surprisingly, a…
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Searchresult: Selective agent keeps blood vessels in checkSelective agent keeps blood vessels in check Date: 23.07.2015 Press release content type: Press release
Blood vessels in the eye that grow out of control and damage the retina may cause blindness in certain affected people. Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches…
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Searchresult: Researchers discover a possible reason for drug resistance in breast tumorsResearchers discover a possible reason for drug resistance in breast tumors Date: 20.07.2015 Press release content type: Press release
HER2 membrane proteins play a special role in certain types of breast cancer: amplified levels of HER2 drive unrestricted cell growth. HER2-tailored antibody-based therapeutics aim to prevent cancer…
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Searchresult: Iron regulators join fight against pathogensIron regulators join fight against pathogens Date: 17.07.2015 Press release content type: Press release
Proteins responsible for controlling levels of iron in the body also play an important role in combatting infection, according to a study published today in Cell Host & Microbe.
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Searchresult: Succession of DKFZ Chairman and Scientific Director openSuccession of DKFZ Chairman and Scientific Director open Date: 14.07.2015 Press release content type: Press release
Heidelberg University Hospital and the German Cancer Research Center have announced that, following a short period of negotiations, the Medical Director of the Department of Neurology at Heidelberg…
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Searchresult: No tolerance for tumors
Dying cells can suppress the immune system. In this way, they prevent immune cells from mounting an undesired defense response against the body’s own tissues and organs. In cancer treatment, however,…
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Searchresult: Farewell party for DKFZ Chairman and Scientific Director Otmar D. WiestlerFarewell party for DKFZ Chairman and Scientific Director Otmar D. Wiestler Date: 03.07.2015 Press release content type: Press release
On Thursday, July 2, 2015, the Chairman and Scientific Member of the Management Board of the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Professor Otmar D. Wiestler, hosted a festive reception to say…
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Searchresult: Large publicity campaign for Cancer Information Service launchedLarge publicity campaign for Cancer Information Service launched Date: 02.07.2015 Press release content type: Press release
For many cancer patients and their families, the Cancer Information Service (KID) at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) is an important resource for all questions concerning cancer. People from…
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Searchresult: Urgent call for comprehensive tobacco advertising banUrgent call for comprehensive tobacco advertising ban Date: 02.07.2015 Press release content type: Press release
Tobacco advertising is ubiquitous in this country. Germany is almost the only country – besides Bulgaria – where large-sized tobacco advertising on billboards is still legal. In addition to…
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