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Searchresult: Award-winning agent developed for prostate cancer diagnosis and treatmentAward-winning agent developed for prostate cancer diagnosis and treatment Date: 22.06.2015 Press release content type: Press release
Joint Press Release by the German Cancer Research Center and Heidelberg University Hospital Scientists at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) have developed an agent called PSMA-617, which is…
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Searchresult: Cancer brake failure leads to brain cancer: novel method facilitates the study of gene defectsCancer brake failure leads to brain cancer: novel method facilitates the study of gene defects Date: 15.06.2015 Press release content type: Press release
Tumor suppressor genes protect against cancer. Until now, scientists have had to perform complex experiments to detect whether or not a mutation or loss of this gene type does, in fact, cause cancer.…
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Searchresult: Call for help to killer cells improves cancer rejectionCall for help to killer cells improves cancer rejection Date: 12.06.2015 Press release content type: Press release
Many tumors are infiltrated by cells of the innate immune system called eosinophils. Immunologists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) are now the first to show that eosinophils do, in…
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Searchresult: Alternative routes to immortality
Every time a cell divides, the ends of chromosomes – the threads of DNA residing in the nucleus – shorten a bit. Once the chromosome ends, called telomeres, become too short, cells normally stop…
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Searchresult: Lean despite many calories
Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) have identified an enzyme in mice that is involved in obesity and metabolic disruptions associated with it, such as type 2 diabetes. When the…
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Searchresult: Targeted attack against brain cancer
With the goal of enhancing the treatment of glioblastoma, the most aggressive type of brain cancer, scientists at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) have been searching for specific structures…
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Searchresult: World No Tobacco Day 2015 – Put an end to the illicit trade of tobacco productsWorld No Tobacco Day 2015 – Put an end to the illicit trade of tobacco products Date: 20.05.2015 Press release content type: Press release
For World No Tobacco Day 2015, the World Health Organization (WHO) is calling on countries to band together to stop tobacco smuggling. An important political tool for achieving this goal is the…
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Searchresult: Epigenetic profiles allow for more precise predictions in brain cancerEpigenetic profiles allow for more precise predictions in brain cancer Date: 12.05.2015 Press release content type: Press release
Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) have analyzed the DNA methylation patterns in 500 ependymomas - tumors that occur in the brain and spinal cord. They were able to distinguish…
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Searchresult: CTS EVENTIM supports German Cancer Research Centre with one million Euro for an endowed chairCTS EVENTIM supports German Cancer Research Centre with one million Euro for an endowed chair Date: 06.05.2015 Press release content type: Press release
CTS EVENTIM, Europe’s biggest provider of ticketing services, will finance an endowed chair in ‘Epigenetic Regulation’ at the German Cancer Research Centre (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum – DKFZ).…
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Searchresult: Quit smoking at age 60: Lower risk for heart attack and stroke within the first five yearsQuit smoking at age 60: Lower risk for heart attack and stroke within the first five years Date: 22.04.2015 Press release content type: Press release
Smokers increase their risk of heart attack and stroke with every cigarette they smoke. Furthermore, smokers who die from heart disease are, on average, five and a half years younger than non-smokers…
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