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Searchresult: Silenced Genes as a Warning Sign of Blood CancerSilenced Genes as a Warning Sign of Blood Cancer Date: 04.08.2009 Press release content type: Press release
In the genetic material of cancer cells, important growth inhibitors are often switched off by chemical labels in the DNA. How this happens has been investigated by scientists of the German Cancer…
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Searchresult: New Test for Safer Biomedical Research ResultsNew Test for Safer Biomedical Research Results Date: 30.07.2009 Press release content type: Press release
In biomedical research with living cells in the culture dish, contamination with bacteria, viruses or other fast-growing cells is always a problem. Scientists of the German Cancer Research Center…
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Searchresult: Improved Treatment of Liver Metastases - Cancer Prize Awarded to Heidelberg ScientistImproved Treatment of Liver Metastases - Cancer Prize Awarded to Heidelberg Scientist Date: 20.07.2009 Press release content type: Press release
Dr. Lena Maier-Hein of the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ ) is awarded with the 2008 Waltraud Lewenz Prize for developing a computer assisted targeting system…
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Searchresult: Business Award for DKFZ Spinout
Start-up company PEPperPRINT has won the first prize of the 2009 Science4Life business plan competition. The prize is worth 30,000 euros. PEPperPRINT’s business idea is based on producing peptide…
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Searchresult: First German Tobacco Atlas - A new handbook, released by the German Cancer Research Center, puts the spotlight on the societal and health effects of tobacco use in GermanyFirst German Tobacco Atlas - A new handbook, released by the German Cancer Research Center, puts the spotlight on the societal and health effects of tobacco use in Germany Date: 02.07.2009 Press release content type: Press release
Northern Germany has more smokers than the South - and more people die there as a consequence of smoking. The differing number of males who died due to lung cancer and cardiovascular diseases,…
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Searchresult: Research Minister Schavan: "Rapid Knowledge Transfer Can Safe Lives" - Presentation of the National Consortium for Translational Cancer ResearchResearch Minister Schavan: "Rapid Knowledge Transfer Can Safe Lives" - Presentation of the National Consortium for Translational Cancer Research Date: 09.06.2009 Press release content type: Press release
No progress without research - this is particularly true for cancer medicine. The chances of cure for those affected can only be further increased if research results are swiftly transferred from the…
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Searchresult: Fluorescent Cancer Cells to Guide Brain SurgeonsFluorescent Cancer Cells to Guide Brain Surgeons Date: 26.03.2009 Press release content type: Press release
Malignant brain tumors grow with fine extensions which make them hard to distinguish from healthy brain tissue during surgery. Scientists of the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches…
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Searchresult: Colonoscopy Prevents 15,000 Cancer Cases - Result Confirms Goals of March's Bowel Cancer Awareness MonthColonoscopy Prevents 15,000 Cancer Cases - Result Confirms Goals of March's Bowel Cancer Awareness Month Date: 20.03.2009 Press release content type: Press release
Following the nationwide introduction of colonoscopy as part of the statutory cancer screening program in 2002, scientists of the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum,…
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Searchresult: Lung Cancer: Molecular Scissors Determine Therapy EffectivenessLung Cancer: Molecular Scissors Determine Therapy Effectiveness Date: 17.03.2009 Press release content type: Press release
Metastasizing cancer cells use a kind of molecular scissors to cut a trail for the cancer when it invades surrounding tissue. Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches…
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Searchresult: A New Measure for the Malignancy of MelanomaA New Measure for the Malignancy of Melanoma Date: 12.03.2009 Press release content type: Press release
A growth factor which promotes the formation of new blood vessels in a tumor indicates disease progression in malignant melanoma. Besides its effect on vascular wall cells, the growth factor also…
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