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Searchresult: 7.5 Million Euros for the Fight Against Cancer7.5 Million Euros for the Fight Against Cancer Date: 25.10.2012 Press release content type: Press release
The Dietmar Hopp Foundation will fund the Heidelberg Institute for Stem Cell Technology and Experimental Medicine (HI-STEM) at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) for another five years.
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Searchresult: DNA packaging controls access to genetic informationDNA packaging controls access to genetic information Date: 22.10.2012 Press release content type: Press release
The genetic information in the nucleus is found packaged into nucleosomes for the most part. The position of these structures influences which genes are active and which are not. Scientists at the…
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Searchresult: New classification for malignant brain tumorsNew classification for malignant brain tumors Date: 17.10.2012 Press release content type: Press release
Based on a combination of molecular-biological data with clinical parameters, it is possible to classify glioblastoma, the most malignant type of brain tumor, into six subgroups. An international…
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Searchresult: Tumor stem cells in the focus of cancer researchTumor stem cells in the focus of cancer research Date: 15.10.2012 Press release content type: Press release
Cancer researchers, stem cell researchers and tumor stem cell researchers will convene for the fourth time at the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ) in Heidelberg…
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Searchresult: Making cell division impossible: Optimized substance forces cancer cells into deathMaking cell division impossible: Optimized substance forces cancer cells into death Date: 01.10.2012 Press release content type: Press release
Many tumor cells have a defective cellular equipment. It is only by a special trick that they manage to distribute their chromosomes correctly to their daughter cells during cell division. Scientists…
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Searchresult: Festival tents at marksmen's festivals in North Rhine-Westphalia: More tobacco smoke pollution than in pubs and barsFestival tents at marksmen's festivals in North Rhine-Westphalia: More tobacco smoke pollution than in pubs and bars Date: 25.09.2012 Press release content type: Press release
Breathing air in festival tents is heavily polluted by contaminants from tobacco smoke. This is the result of measurements which are now made available to the public in a new report. Commissioned by…
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Searchresult: Biomarkers for virus-induced cancer in the oropharynxBiomarkers for virus-induced cancer in the oropharynx Date: 20.09.2012 Press release content type: Press release
Patients with oropharyngeal cancers have a more favorable prognosis if their tumors are caused by human papillomaviruses. Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches…
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Searchresult: Discus throw with cancer signals
The Wnt signaling protein plays an important part in embryonic development and also in the development of diseases such as cancer. It has been unknown until now just how Wnt is carried from cell to…
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Searchresult: Additives add to the health hazards of cigarettes - Sixteen European countries jointly warn about thisAdditives add to the health hazards of cigarettes - Sixteen European countries jointly warn about this Date: 13.09.2012 Press release content type: Press release
The tobacco industry uses a large number of additives to increase the attractiveness of cigarettes. The PITOC (Public Information on Tobacco Control) project informs the public about the substances…
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Searchresult: Improved radiotherapy for developing countriesImproved radiotherapy for developing countries Date: 03.09.2012 Press release content type: Press release
The German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ) and Precisis AG jointly present a prototype of a mechanical radiation collimator which will make it possible, for the first…
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