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Searchresult: Abnormal blood stem cells reprogram their environmentAbnormal blood stem cells reprogram their environment Date: 07.04.2014 Press release content type: Press release
Blood arises from stem cells in the bone marrow; in patients with a myelodysplastic disorder (MDS), defective stem cells reprogram their neighbors in the marrow to create a "niche" that promotes…
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Searchresult: Plant compound protects healthy cells from chemotherapy drugsPlant compound protects healthy cells from chemotherapy drugs Date: 07.04.2014 Press release content type: Press release
Chemotherapy drugs attack not only cancer cells but more generally rapidly dividing tissues. This can cause side effects ranging from hair loss to nausea to deadly infections. Scientists from the…
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Searchresult: 50 years of research for life without cancer50 years of research for life without cancer Date: 02.04.2014 Press release content type: Press release
"The prevention, detection and treatment of cancer are preeminent goals in health policy. The DKFZ is the flagship of cancer research in Germany. It has brought forward the development of new…
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Searchresult: Five years of successful stem cell research at HI-STEMFive years of successful stem cell research at HI-STEM Date: 26.03.2014 Press release content type: Press release
Joint Press Release of the Dietmar Hopp Foundation and the German Cancer Research Center The Heidelberg Institute for Stem Cell Technology and Experimental Medicine (HI-STEM) at the German Cancer…
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Searchresult: Inflammation stimulates the mobility of cancer cellsInflammation stimulates the mobility of cancer cells Date: 19.03.2014 Press release content type: Press release
Joint press release of the German Consortium for Translational Cancer Research and the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich Scientists have known for some time that inflammations can promote the…
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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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