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Searchresult: Peptide Chips for Improved Cancer DiagnosticsPeptide Chips for Improved Cancer Diagnostics Date: 07.01.2008 Press release content type: Press release
Synthetically produced short protein fragments, or peptides, are an important tool for researchers and medics. However, peptide production is expensive and time consuming. Scientists at the German…
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Searchresult: Plant Constituent with Selective Effect on Cancer CellsPlant Constituent with Selective Effect on Cancer Cells Date: 17.12.2007 Press release content type: Press release
The substance wogonin triggers the death program apoptosis in tumor cells, while it has virtually no effect on healthy cells. Scientists of the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches…
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Searchresult: MicroRNA Switches off Tumor Protection
The microRNA miR-21 suppresses the production of tumor suppressor Pdcd4, which protects cells from cancer development. Researchers at the DKFZ have now found out that colorectal cancer cells, in…
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Searchresult: Meyenburg Cancer Research Award 2007 given to Dr. Shinya Yamanaka for the artificial generation of stem cellsMeyenburg Cancer Research Award 2007 given to Dr. Shinya Yamanaka for the artificial generation of stem cells Date: 23.11.2007 Press release content type: Press release
The Meyenburg Cancer Research Award 2007 accompanied by Euro 50,000 ($ 75,000) in prize money has been presented to the renowned Japanese stem cell expert, Dr. Shinya Yamanaka. Yamanaka has…
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Searchresult: Genetic Defect Promotes Development of Crohn's DiseaseGenetic Defect Promotes Development of Crohn's Disease Date: 07.11.2007 Press release content type: Press release
The DMBT1 gene helps to fight off pathogenic agents that affect the intestines. If this gene is absent or defective, the affected individual has an increased risk of developing Crohn's disease, a…
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Searchresult: Contact Disorder Makes Cancer Cells MobileContact Disorder Makes Cancer Cells Mobile Date: 30.08.2007 Press release content type: Press release
The loss of the protein VMP1 in cancer cells increases their tendency to detach from the initial tumor - the first step towards metastasis. The reason for this, as scientists of the German Cancer…
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Searchresult: Scientists Find New Mechanism in the Development of Severe Inherited DiseaseScientists Find New Mechanism in the Development of Severe Inherited Disease Date: 20.08.2007 Press release content type: Press release
Scientists of the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ) have shown that the genetic defect that causes Cockayne Syndrome affects a key function of the cell - the…
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Searchresult: Pancreatic Cancer Fights off Immune AttackPancreatic Cancer Fights off Immune Attack Date: 15.08.2007 Press release content type: Press release
Scientists of the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum) and the Heidelberg University Hospitals have discovered that pancreatic cancer attracts regulatory T cells, which…
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Searchresult: Balance of Formation of New Blood Vessels Determines MalignancyBalance of Formation of New Blood Vessels Determines Malignancy Date: 31.07.2007 Press release content type: Press release
Scientists of the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ) have shown how the formation of new blood vessels (angiogenesis) is regulated by a network of hundreds of…
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Searchresult: Pure Chance or Is There a System? Computer Program to Uncover Non-Randomness in Genome Sequence DistributionPure Chance or Is There a System? Computer Program to Uncover Non-Randomness in Genome Sequence Distribution Date: 05.07.2007 Press release content type: Press release
For some years now, scientists throughout the world have been in a position to use the complete base sequence of the human genome for their analyses. A question often encountered is whether or not…
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