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Searchresult: German Cancer Aid Award for Peter KrammerGerman Cancer Aid Award for Peter Krammer Date: 26.01.2012 Press release content type: Press release
Professor Dr. Peter Krammer of the German Cancer Research (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ) is awarded the 2011 German Cancer Aid Award (Deutscher Krebshilfe-Preis 2011) jointly with Professor…
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Searchresult: Self-regulation of the immune system suppresses defense against cancerSelf-regulation of the immune system suppresses defense against cancer Date: 21.12.2011 Press release content type: Press release
Regulatory T cells (Tregs), which are part of the body’s immune system, downregulate the activity of other immune cells, thus preventing the development of autoimmune diseases or allergies.…
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Searchresult: No brakes on breast cancer cells
Scientists of the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) have discovered a tiny RNA molecule, called miR-520, which at once blocks two important pathways in the development of cancer in cells. In…
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Searchresult: Two ERC grants go to the German Cancer Research CenterTwo ERC grants go to the German Cancer Research Center Date: 06.12.2011 Press release content type: Press release
Two DKFZ researchers at a time are awarded a prestigious European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grant this year. One of the grants is awarded to a project of Prof. Michael Boutros, who endeavors to…
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Searchresult: Oxidative stress: Less harmful than suspected?Oxidative stress: Less harmful than suspected? Date: 05.12.2011 Press release content type: Press release
Oxidative stress is considered to be involved in a multitude of pathogenic processes and is also implicated in the proces of aging. For the first time, scientists of the German Cancer Research Center…
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Searchresult: Mysterious cells of the immune system: Immunologists at the German Cancer Research Center question the role of mast cells in autoimmune diseasesMysterious cells of the immune system: Immunologists at the German Cancer Research Center question the role of mast cells in autoimmune diseases Date: 29.11.2011 Press release content type: Press release
Up to now, scientists have assumed that mast cells, a certain type of immune cells, play a central role in the development of autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and multiple sclerosis.…
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Searchresult: Fighting Fat With Fat
Coordinated by the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), a European research consortium is searching for ways to use brown fat tissue for combating widespread diseases such as type 2 diabetes and…
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Searchresult: Enhanced treatment of brain tumors
Scientists of the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and Heidelberg University Hospitals have tested a combination of radiation treatment and a substance that blocks the transforming growth factor…
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Searchresult: From microscopy to nanoscopy: 2011 Meyenburg Award goes to Stefan HellFrom microscopy to nanoscopy: 2011 Meyenburg Award goes to Stefan Hell Date: 16.11.2011 Press release content type: Press release
The EUR 50,000 Meyenburg Award in 2011 goes to physicist Stefan Hell. He is honored for developing a whole new kind of light microscopy which makes it possible for the first time to observe living…
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Searchresult: Using Viagra to Combat Malignant MelanomaUsing Viagra to Combat Malignant Melanoma Date: 08.11.2011 Press release content type: Press release
Many tumors cause chronic inflammations, which, in their turn, suppress specific attacks against the tumor by the immune system. Scientists at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and Medical…
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