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Searchresult: Sven Diederichs receives DGVS young investigator award in the field of liver cancerSven Diederichs receives DGVS young investigator award in the field of liver cancer Date: 22.09.2014 Press release content type: Press release
The German Society for Gastroenterology, Digestive and Metabolic Diseases (DGVS), supported by Bayer Health Care, presented its 2014 young investigator award in the field of hepatocellular carcinoma…
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Searchresult: Helmholtz PhD Award for Natalie Jäger
Natalie Jäger has received a €5000 award from the Helmholtz Association for her PhD thesis, which she finished with honors this year at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ). In a study of genetic…
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Searchresult: Resistance training reduces cancer-related fatigueResistance training reduces cancer-related fatigue Date: 11.09.2014 Press release content type: Press release
A 12-week program of resistance training in conjunction with radiation therapy increases the quality of life of breast cancer patients and reduces symptoms of fatigue, as shown by scientists from the…
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Searchresult: Throwing a loop to silence gene expressionThrowing a loop to silence gene expression Date: 02.09.2014 Press release content type: Press release
Cells attach so-called ‘epigenetic’ signals to their genome to select which part of their genetic information is used. Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches…
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Searchresult: TGF-ß prevents self-reactive B cell activationTGF-ß prevents self-reactive B cell activation Date: 29.08.2014 Press release content type: Press release
T follicular helper (TFH) cells contribute to the establishment of humoral immunity by controlling the delivery of helper signals to activated B cells. However, TFH development must be restrained, as…
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Searchresult: How silent genes are activated
DNA methylation is a dynamic and reversible process that governs gene expression during development and disease. Several examples of active DNA demethylation have been documented, involving…
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Searchresult: One cancer – many tumors
In studies on prostate cancer, scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) simultaneously investigated the genetic and epigenetic development of the tumors. They used a parallel approach…
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Searchresult: Scientists discover thymus stem cells
Scientists at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) have identified a common progenitor of cortical and medullary thymic epithelial cells
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Searchresult: Encyclopedia of stem cells – Identification of regulatory networks in hematopoietic stem cells and their immediate progenyEncyclopedia of stem cells – Identification of regulatory networks in hematopoietic stem cells and their immediate progeny Date: 22.08.2014 Press release content type: Press release
In this study, scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) present integrated quantitative proteome, transcriptome and DNA-methylome…
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Searchresult: Enough is enough: How tissues regulate their growthEnough is enough: How tissues regulate their growth Date: 21.08.2014 Press release content type: Press release
Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) have discovered a previously unknown mechanism that cells can use to control their growth. This mechanism plays a role in development, and its…
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