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Searchresult: Stem cell gene therapy: Chances and risksStem cell gene therapy: Chances and risks Date: 13.03.2014 Press release content type: Press release
Physicians and scientists from Munich and Heidelberg have now proven the long-term effectiveness of stem cell gene therapy, based on a study of patients from the first clinical trial worldwide using…
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Searchresult: DKTK Frankfurt: German Cancer Award for Simone FuldaDKTK Frankfurt: German Cancer Award for Simone Fulda Date: 28.02.2014 Press release content type: Press release
Joint press release of the German Consortium for Translational Cancer Research and the University Hospital Frankfurt Professor Simone Fulda, a pediatrician and cancer researcher in the German…
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Searchresult: New vaccine against papillomaviruses protects mice from skin cancerNew vaccine against papillomaviruses protects mice from skin cancer Date: 24.02.2014 Press release content type: Press release
Scientists have suspected that non-melanoma skin cancer in patients who have received organ transplants can be caused not only by UV radiation, but also by simultaneous infection with specific types…
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Searchresult: DNA tags as targets for new therapy against brain cancerDNA tags as targets for new therapy against brain cancer Date: 21.02.2014 Press release content type: Press release
Ependymoma is an aggressive type of brain cancer that primarily affects infants. A comprehensive molecular analysis of these tumors has now been carried out with the major participation of scientists…
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Searchresult: What is the most effective way to prevent smoking in youth?What is the most effective way to prevent smoking in youth? Date: 12.02.2014 Press release content type: Press release
Young people in Germany between the ages of 12 and 17 smoke considerably less than in 2001: The rate of smokers among youth has dropped from 28 percent in 2001 to 12 percent in 2012. In a recent…
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Searchresult: Bayer and German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) in Strategic Alliance Against CancerBayer and German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) in Strategic Alliance Against Cancer Date: 04.02.2014 Press release content type: Press release
Bayer HealthCare and the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ) have agreed on a five-year strategic research alliance against cancer. The two partners have already…
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Searchresult: DKTK Tübingen: Hans-Georg Rammensee receives 2013 German Cancer Aid AwardDKTK Tübingen: Hans-Georg Rammensee receives 2013 German Cancer Aid Award Date: 04.02.2014 Press release content type: Press release
Joint press release of the German Consortium for Translational Cancer Research and Tübingen University Hospital German Cancer Aid (Deutsche Krebshilfe) presents its annual award to Professor…
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Searchresult: Cancer survival depends on where people liveCancer survival depends on where people live Date: 31.01.2014 Press release content type: Press release
Based on an analysis of data from one million cancer patients, scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ) have discovered for the first time that…
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Searchresult: Endothelial cells in the driver's seat
Endothelial cells, the inner lining of blood vessels, do not just respond passively to exogenous stimuli. Instead, they themselves control organ function in a very active manner. Scientists from the…
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Searchresult: Colon cancer screening the right way!
Colonoscopy is the safest early-detection method for colorectal (colon) cancer. However, many patients avoid this procedure and prefer to have a test for hidden traces of blood ("occult blood") in…
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