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Searchresult: HFSP grant awarded to DKFZ junior researchersHFSP grant awarded to DKFZ junior researchers Date: 19.08.2014 Press release content type: Press release
The Human Frontiers Science Program (HFSP) has awarded a Young Investigator Grant to an international 4-member-team, including the DKFZ Junior Group Metabolism & Stem Cell Plasticity. The grant will…
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Searchresult: Factors that shorten our life expectancy
People who refrain from consuming alcohol and cigarettes, who also eat very little red meat and sausage products, and who maintain a normal body weight live up to 17 years longer than those who…
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Searchresult: The Long and Winding Road to Gene RegulationThe Long and Winding Road to Gene Regulation Date: 01.08.2014 Press release content type: Press release
Small chemical modifications such as DNA methyl groups can tell the cell whether a given gene is expressed or not. Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum,…
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Searchresult: A protein couple controls flow of information into the brain’s memory centerA protein couple controls flow of information into the brain’s memory center Date: 24.07.2014 Press release content type: Press release
Neuroscientists in Bonn and Heidelberg have succeeded in providing new insights into how the brain works. Researchers at the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) and the German Cancer…
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Searchresult: Using light to control the cell
Researchers from the University of Heidelberg and the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) have developed a new method that uses light to control processes in living cells. This system facilitates…
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Searchresult: Poor prognosis for leukemia patients with trisomy 13Poor prognosis for leukemia patients with trisomy 13 Date: 15.07.2014 Press release content type: Press release
Some cases of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) are accompanied by a mutation which gives patients an extra copy of chromosome 13. This is usually associated with a very unfavorable course of the disease…
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Searchresult: Federal Health Minister Hermann Gröhe visits the German Cancer Research Center and the National Center for Tumor DiseasesFederal Health Minister Hermann Gröhe visits the German Cancer Research Center and the National Center for Tumor Diseases Date: 10.07.2014 Press release content type: Press release
This year, the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ) celebrates its 50th anniversary, and the National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) Heidelberg celebrates its 10th…
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Searchresult: First positive results toward a therapeutic vaccine against brain cancerFirst positive results toward a therapeutic vaccine against brain cancer Date: 25.06.2014 Press release content type: Press release
Tumor vaccines might help the body fight cancer. A prerequisite to the development of such a vaccination is to find protein structures in cancer cells that differ from those of healthy cells. Such…
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Searchresult: Protein test instead of cystoscopy
A recent study from the Heidelberg-based company Sciomics, a spin-off from scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), has presented an advanced method to predict the recurrence of…
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Searchresult: Cancer genes hijack enhancers
Medulloblastoma is the most common type of malignant brain tumor in children. Unlike most other forms of cancer, it exhibits very few mutations in growth-promoting genes. Thus the reasons for the…
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