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Searchresult: Nobel Prize for Medicine Awarded to Harald zur HausenNobel Prize for Medicine Awarded to Harald zur Hausen Date: 07.10.2008 Press release content type: Press release
Harald zur Hausen is awarded the Nobel Medicine Prize. Zur Hausen, former Scientific Director of the German Cancer Research Center, a member of the Helmholtz Association, is recognized for finding…
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Searchresult: Cortisol and Fatty Liver: Researchers Find Cause of Severe Metabolic DisordersCortisol and Fatty Liver: Researchers Find Cause of Severe Metabolic Disorders Date: 05.09.2008 Press release content type: Press release
Scientists of the German Cancer Research Center discover how the cortisol receptor can disrupt the lipid metabolism in the liver
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Searchresult: Gaining a Better Understanding of Kidney DiseasesGaining a Better Understanding of Kidney Diseases Date: 26.08.2008 Press release content type: Press release
By introducing a genetic switch in mice it is possible to increase or decrease the production of specific protein molecules in their kidneys. Thus, researchers can study the influence of specific…
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Searchresult: Cocaine: How Addiction Develops
Permanent drug seeking and relapse after renewed drug administration are typical behavioral patterns of addiction. Molecular changes at the connection points in the brain's reward center are directly…
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Searchresult: Cellular Decision on the Computer
Scientists of the Division of Theoretical Bioinformatics at the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ) in Heidelberg have simulated on the computer how cells decide…
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Searchresult: Refusal of Suicide Order: Why Tumor Cells Become ResistantRefusal of Suicide Order: Why Tumor Cells Become Resistant Date: 20.06.2008 Press release content type: Press release
Cells with irreparable DNA damage normally induce programmed cell death, or apoptosis. However, this mechanism often fails in tumor cells so that transformed cells are able to multiply and spread…
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Searchresult: Long-Term Hormone Replacement Therapy Increases Breast Cancer Risk - Results Confirmed for Germany As WellLong-Term Hormone Replacement Therapy Increases Breast Cancer Risk - Results Confirmed for Germany As Well Date: 28.05.2008 Press release content type: Press release
Now there is proof for women in Germany, too: If hormone replacement therapy is taken over a period of more than five years, the risk of breast cancer will increase. While this risk is considerably…
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Searchresult: A Common Denominator of Inflammations and Fatty Liver: Cancer Researchers Find Key Molecule for Tumor CachexiaA Common Denominator of Inflammations and Fatty Liver: Cancer Researchers Find Key Molecule for Tumor Cachexia Date: 27.05.2008 Press release content type: Press release
Many cancer patients lose a lot of weight during their disease: Fat and muscle mass are reduced, free fatty acids accumulate in the liver, and this eventually leads to fatty liver in affected…
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Searchresult: Biosensor for Measuring Stress in Cells
Reactive oxygen compounds, including the well-known "free radicals", have an oxidation effect and, thereby, damage cells. However, at low levels, they also regulate key life processes. Scientists at…
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Searchresult: Vitamin D and Breast Cancer Risk
High blood levels of vitamin D protect postmenopausal women from breast cancer. This connection has been confirmed by research of the German Cancer Research Center. It also shows that a particular…
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