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Searchresult: GENOMICS AND CANCER 2006 - Conference Report IIIGENOMICS AND CANCER 2006 - Conference Report III Date: 15.09.2006 Press release content type: Press release
Researchers in Italy have demonstrated how Helicobacter pylori triggers the first step of cancer development in cells of the gastric mucosa. Scientists of the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches…
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Searchresult: GENOMICS AND CANCER 2006 – Conference Report II:GENOMICS AND CANCER 2006 – Conference Report II: Date: 14.09.2006 Press release content type: Press release
Scientists at the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ) are systematically screening unknown gene products for cancer-relevant properties and have come across a…
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Searchresult: GENOMICS AND CANCER 2006 - Conference Report I:GENOMICS AND CANCER 2006 - Conference Report I: Date: 13.09.2006 Press release content type: Press release
Scientists of the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ) and the Martini Clinic of the University Hospitals in Hamburg-Eppendorf have identified a gene activity…
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Searchresult: Functional Magnetic Resonance Techniques to Enhance Brain Tumor DiagnosticsFunctional Magnetic Resonance Techniques to Enhance Brain Tumor Diagnostics Date: 30.08.2006 Press release content type: Press release
Modern imaging technologies provide doctors with ever more precise images of our inner body. However, traditional imaging is not always sufficient to make a secure and exact diagnosis. Particularly…
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Searchresult: Newly Discovered Gene Mutation Explains Cognitive Deficits Associated with AutismNewly Discovered Gene Mutation Explains Cognitive Deficits Associated with Autism Date: 29.08.2006 Press release content type: Press release
Autism is a genetically induced malfunction in the development of the brain, in which at least three, possibly up to 100 genes are involved. Researchers of the Division of Molecular Genome Analysis…
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Searchresult: Newly Released Book Provides Overview of Infections and CancerNewly Released Book Provides Overview of Infections and Cancer Date: 21.08.2006 Press release content type: Press release
With his book entitled "Infections Causing Human Cancer", Professor Harald zur Hausen, former Chairman of the Management Board and Scientific Director of the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches…
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Searchresult: Colorectal Cancer Patients Suffer from Psychological Problems Long After Completion of TreatmentColorectal Cancer Patients Suffer from Psychological Problems Long After Completion of Treatment Date: 18.07.2006 Press release content type: Press release
According to a survey, colorectal cancer patients rate their quality of life after treatment as good, particularly if they have to cope with small physical restrictions only. But the emotional and…
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Searchresult: Crohn’s Disease: One Gene Copy Too Few Leads to Weakened DefenseCrohn’s Disease: One Gene Copy Too Few Leads to Weakened Defense Date: 17.07.2006 Press release content type: Press release
Patients with Crohn’s disease of the colon have one copy less than healthy persons of the beta-defensin 2 gene, a gene coding for an important defense molecule of the body. An international research…
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Searchresult: A Success Story in the Fight Against Cervical CancerA Success Story in the Fight Against Cervical Cancer Date: 05.07.2006 Press release content type: Press release
The world’s first vaccine that was developed to prevent a specific type of cancer was launched on the US market in late June. Research results obtained by scientists of the German Cancer Cancer…
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Searchresult: Artificial Peptides Dispose of Virus Proteins into Cellular Trash CanArtificial Peptides Dispose of Virus Proteins into Cellular Trash Can Date: 07.06.2006 Press release content type: Press release
Peptide aptamers are able to bind with high specificity to target proteins in the cell and block their functions. Scientists of a research group headed by Professor Felix Hoppe-Seyler of the German…
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