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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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Searchresult: Thomas Hofmann Wins the Prize of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and HumanitiesThomas Hofmann Wins the Prize of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities Date: 30.11.2012 Press release content type: Press release
Dr. Thomas Hofmann, junior research group leader at the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ), is awarded the €10,000 prize for his outstanding achievements in cancer…
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Searchresult: Multiplexion Assures Quality of Research Results - Spinout from German Cancer Research Center checks cell cultures for contaminationMultiplexion Assures Quality of Research Results - Spinout from German Cancer Research Center checks cell cultures for contamination Date: 28.11.2012 Press release content type: Press release
Contamination of cell cultures by bacteria, viruses or other cells is a widespread problem in biomedical research. The company Multiplexion, a spinout from the German Cancer Research Center…
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Searchresult: Searching for Clues in Leukemia Genomes: Charles G. Mullighan Wins 2012 Meyenburg AwardSearching for Clues in Leukemia Genomes: Charles G. Mullighan Wins 2012 Meyenburg Award Date: 26.11.2012 Press release content type: Press release
The 2012 Meyenburg Award of €50,000 goes to physician and researcher Charles G. Mullighan. He is distinguished for his outstanding work in the field of identifying genetic changes leading to the…
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Searchresult: How Aggregated Proteins Can Return to Their Original ShapeHow Aggregated Proteins Can Return to Their Original Shape Date: 21.11.2012 Press release content type: Press release
Anybody knows the process that happens when you cook an egg: The initially liquid and transparent egg white turns solid and opaque. Heidelberg scientists from the Center for Molecular Biology (ZMBH)…
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Searchresult: Science and industry join forces to optimize cancer treatmentScience and industry join forces to optimize cancer treatment Date: 16.11.2012 Press release content type: Press release
Roche has concluded its first collaborative agreement on personalized healthcare with the National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), represented by its supporting institutions, the German Cancer…
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