Cancer

A special group of glial cells which have the form of stars and are therefore called astroglial cells or astrocytes, seem to play a crucial role in brain tumor development and dissemination.

Colon cancer is one of the most common tumor diseases in Western countries. In Germany alone, there...

New neurons derive from stem cells that reside in a niche of the brain known as the subventricular...

Lymphoma is the term used to describe a group of cancers of the lymphatic system. Lymphoma cells are...

The human genome is constantly endangered by ultraviolet (UV) radiation, chemicals and toxic...

The T cells of the immune system possess receptors on their surface with which they can recognize...

In their latest research, scientists of the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) Berlin-Buch, Germany, have demonstrated how the brain’s own stem cells and precursor cells control the growth of glioblastomas.

“We have shown this is the case in Hodgkin’s lymphoma, but the exact same mechanism could be...

The DNA of each human cell is damaged many times every day. DNA lesions can be caused by ultraviolet...