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Searchresult: International Symposium on Urologic Cancer in HeidelbergInternational Symposium on Urologic Cancer in Heidelberg Date: 21.01.2013 Press release content type: Press release
Cancer of the prostate is the most common type of cancer in men. Unlike other tumor types, prostate cancer has good chances of successful treatment if diagnosed early. Researchers from around the…
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Searchresult: Liver Controls Cachexia in Cancer
Many cancer patients suffer from a dramatic loss of fat and muscle tissue. This extreme wasting, or cachexia, is often the actual cause of death in cancer patients. Heidelberg scientists have now…
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Searchresult: Award-Winning Research for the Patient
The jury at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) chose two outstanding young researchers, Matthias Eder and Mathias Heikenwälder, whose research findings can be directly translated into clinical…
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Searchresult: Scientists Generate Oncolytic Viruses for Targeted Attack on Cancer Stem CellsScientists Generate Oncolytic Viruses for Targeted Attack on Cancer Stem Cells Date: 09.01.2013 Press release content type: Press release
Researchers from the Paul Ehrlich Institute (PEI) have been the first to generate oncolytic viruses which specifically infect and kill CD133-positive cancer stem cells. Using such viruses, scientists…
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Searchresult: A Shield Against Cancer
Tumors grow more rapidly if their genetic material is not sufficiently tagged with methyl groups, as scientists from the German Cancer Research Center have discovered. Such tags in the DNA appear to…
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Searchresult: Preventive Detention for Oxidizing AgentsPreventive Detention for Oxidizing Agents Date: 17.12.2012 Press release content type: Press release
Oxidative stress is believed to cause a number of diseases. Up to now, it has been common practice to measure oxidative stress levels by determining the oxidation state of a small molecule called…
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Searchresult: Cocktail Boosts Immune Cells in Fighting CancerCocktail Boosts Immune Cells in Fighting Cancer Date: 06.12.2012 Press release content type: Press release
Natural killer cells (or NK cells), as part of the body´s immune system, can effectively fight cancer. Unfortunately, they quickly lose their aggressiveness and hence are unable to reject solid…
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Searchresult: Tobacco Prevention in Germany – A Success Story with Many Challenges Still AheadTobacco Prevention in Germany – A Success Story with Many Challenges Still Ahead Date: 05.12.2012 Press release content type: Press release
Smoking is "out", non-smoking is "in" – particularly among youth: The number of young people trying cigarettes or becoming regular smokers is declining. In the past decade, the smoker´s rate among…
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Searchresult: International Research Award for Ingrid GrummtInternational Research Award for Ingrid Grummt Date: 04.12.2012 Press release content type: Press release
The French National Institute of Health and Medical Research (Inserm) awards its prestigious "Prix International" to Ingrid Grummt this year. The scientist from the German Cancer Research Center…
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Searchresult: Scientists Discover Molecular Switch Involved in LymphomaScientists Discover Molecular Switch Involved in Lymphoma Date: 03.12.2012 Press release content type: Press release
Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ) have discovered a molecular switch that plays a role in the development of lymphoma: If a protein called…
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