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According to the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, USA, more than 108,000 people...

To fight the driving force of the tumor – the tumor stem cells – scientists have been trying to...

For the first time in a clinical study, researchers of the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) Berlin-Buch and the Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany, have tested a new technology enabling them to transfer genetic material directly into a tumor by means of high pressure.

Until now IL-21 was thought to be produced only by T cells, another group of immune cells. Blocking...

The phenotype of Hodgkin lymphoma cells is a riddle that has puzzled pathologists for years. It was...

The substance EGCG (Epigallocatechin-3-gallate) from green tea can redirect the deadly process which leads to the accumulation of protein aggregates in Parkinson`s and Alzheimer`s disease. EGCG modulates a cascade of protein misfolding in such a way that the formation of deadly plaques is interrupted, and harmless protein structures emerge instead.

The reason for this is the discovery of transcription factors in the last few years. “Transcription...