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Searchresult: Harald zur Hausen elected into the First Class of the Fellows of the American Association for Cancer Research AcademyHarald zur Hausen elected into the First Class of the Fellows of the American Association for Cancer Research Academy Date: 03.04.2013 Press release content type: Press release
The American Association for Cancer Research will inaugurate the first class of the Fellows of the AACR Academy at the AACR Annual Meeting 2013, held in Washington, D.C., April 6-10. Among the first…
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Searchresult: Gangliosides Transmit Satiety Signal
The hypothalamus regulates – alongside other vital functions –food intake and adjusts it to energy needs. In neurons of this brain region, scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches…
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Searchresult: Breast Cancer Risk: Genes and Environment InteractingBreast Cancer Risk: Genes and Environment Interacting Date: 27.03.2013 Press release content type: Press release
Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ) in Heidelberg have been the first to prove that genetic and environmental risk factors for breast cancer do…
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Searchresult: German Cancer Award for Stefan Pfister
Professor Dr. Stefan Pfister, a molecular biologist and pediatrician, studies the molecular characteristics of brain cancer in children. He discovered changes in the tumor genomes which are already…
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Searchresult: Fat Deposits Melting Away by Gene Switch
A recently discovered gene switch controls decomposition of fat in white adipose tissue, as Heidelberg metabolism researchers have reported in CELL Metabolism. The more of this switch adipose cells…
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Searchresult: "Searching for a Needle in a Needle Stack""Searching for a Needle in a Needle Stack" Date: 18.03.2013 Press release content type: Press release
Which structures of cancer-causing human papillomaviruses (HPV) are promising targets for developing a therapeutic vaccine? Which markers can be found in the blood of pancreatic cancer patients?…
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Searchresult: Not by Chance: Risk Factor Discovered for Cancer-Specific MutationNot by Chance: Risk Factor Discovered for Cancer-Specific Mutation Date: 18.03.2013 Press release content type: Press release
In multiple myeloma, a cancer of the bone marrow, there are two "spelling variations" of the gene coding for the cyclin D1 protein. One of them increases the risk for a specific mutation in which…
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Searchresult: Brain Cancer in Children and Young AdultsBrain Cancer in Children and Young Adults Date: 14.03.2013 Press release content type: Press release
Specialists for pediatric brain tumors from all over Germany will meet in Heidelberg on March 15 and 16 to discuss current diagnosis and treatment options for young patients. Internationally renowned…
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Searchresult: Strong Through Knowledge
The Cancer Information Service (KID) of the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ), as a National Reference Center for Cancer Information, advances public health…
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Searchresult: "Better" Hormones Through Diet and Exercise"Better" Hormones Through Diet and Exercise Date: 05.03.2013 Press release content type: Press release
Weight loss – by change in diet or in combination with physical exercise – has a positive impact on the production of adipose tissue hormones: Adipose cells produce less leptin but, instead, more…
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