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Searchresult: New Impulses for Cancer Prevention
Cornelia Ulrich heads the Department of Preventive Oncology at the National Center for Tumor Diseases.
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Searchresult: Harald zur Hausen Is the New President of the German Cancer AidHarald zur Hausen Is the New President of the German Cancer Aid Date: 19.11.2009 Press release content type: Press release
Professor Harald zur Hausen, former Scientific Director of the German Cancer Research Center for many years and 2008 Medicine Nobel Prize Laureate is the new president of the German Cancer Aid…
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Searchresult: Fighting Cancer with Defense Cells
The world’s leading experts in the fields of immune therapy and defects of the body’s own immune defense will be sharing their knowledge at an international symposium held at the German Cancer…
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Searchresult: No-Entry Zones for AIDS Virus
The AIDS virus (HIV) inserts its genetic material into the genome of the infected cell. Scientists of the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ) have now shown for the…
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Searchresult: Sweeping Success with Artificial Gene Switches - Heidelberg Students Score at International CompetitionSweeping Success with Artificial Gene Switches - Heidelberg Students Score at International Competition Date: 09.11.2009 Press release content type: Press release
At the high-profile international competition in synthetic biology (iGEM) held by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston, the Heidelberg team of undergraduates has reached a sensational…
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Searchresult: Single Molecules in the Laser Focus: How the Genetic Material is UnwrappedSingle Molecules in the Laser Focus: How the Genetic Material is Unwrapped Date: 05.11.2009 Press release content type: Press release
The genetic material found in cells is not in its free state, but bound to large protein complexes and tightly wrapped. To activate genes which might also play a role in carcinogenesis, the genetic…
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Searchresult: Hematopoietic stem cell treatment with a new gene therapy vector: A first success treating a brain diseaseHematopoietic stem cell treatment with a new gene therapy vector: A first success treating a brain disease Date: 05.11.2009 Press release content type: Press release
Joint press release Inserm and DKFZ Two children with adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD), a fatal brain disease, have been successfully treated with a new gene therapy vector. Two years after treatment, the…
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Searchresult: Tracking Down the Causes of Fatty Liver - Obesity Research Award for DKFZ ScientistTracking Down the Causes of Fatty Liver - Obesity Research Award for DKFZ Scientist Date: 03.11.2009 Press release content type: Press release
Dr. Stephan Herzig, head of a junior research group at the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ) is awarded this year’s Research Award of the German Obesity Society…
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Searchresult: Cancer Treatment with Heavy Ions: Knowhow from the German Cancer Research Center Ensures Precision and SafetyCancer Treatment with Heavy Ions: Knowhow from the German Cancer Research Center Ensures Precision and Safety Date: 26.10.2009 Press release content type: Press release
On November 2, 2009, the Heidelberg Ion Therapy Center (HIT) will be opened. Very soon the first patients with malignant tumors will be treated in the new high-tech facility. Scientists of the German…
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Searchresult: Precision Diagnosis of Brain Tumors: Antibody to Detect Enzyme DefectPrecision Diagnosis of Brain Tumors: Antibody to Detect Enzyme Defect Date: 19.10.2009 Press release content type: Press release
More than 100 different types of brain tumor are known in medicine. Their exact diagnosis is often difficult, because only tiny amounts of tumor tissue are usually available. Scientists of the German…
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