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Searchresult: Early recall rates decline after second round of lung cancer screeningEarly recall rates decline after second round of lung cancer screening Date: 17.08.2015 Press release content type: Press release
Scientists at the German Cancer Research Center have published results from the "Lung Cancer Screening Intervention Trial" (LUSI): The early repeat scan rate for suspicious findings decreased by more…
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Searchresult: How Human Cells Can Dissolve Damaging Protein AggregatesHow Human Cells Can Dissolve Damaging Protein Aggregates Date: 12.08.2015 Press release content type: Press release
Cellular repair systems can dissolve aggregated proteins and now Heidelberg researchers have successfully decoded the fundamental mechanism that is key to dissolving these protein aggregates in human…
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Searchresult: A single mutation can drive stem cells to tumour formationA single mutation can drive stem cells to tumour formation Date: 10.08.2015 Press release content type: Press release
Errors in the genome of stem cells often lead to cancer. This is especially true when the mutation inhibits differentiation of stem cells into mature cells. Bruce Edgar and colleagues from the…
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Searchresult: Licensed B cells induce immunotolerance
In order to protect organs against attacks by the immune system, the body has developed complex protective mechanisms. For instance, T cells that are directed against the body's own proteins are…
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Searchresult: An alarm clock for dormant brain stem cellsAn alarm clock for dormant brain stem cells Date: 31.07.2015 Press release content type: Press release
Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) generated a molecular profile of neural stem cells from the brains of mice. They discovered that a chemical messenger called interferon-gamma…
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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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