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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Study sheds light on a herpesvirus lurking in the connective tissue

It was previously believed that herpesviruses use certain body cells to replicate and other body cells to remain dormant, that is to remain inactive for a longer period of time. This dogma is now being questioned using the ...

Oncology & Cancer

Research team develops new system for imaging and treating tumors

Thanks to the radiation they emit, radioactive compounds are suited both to imaging and treating cancers. By appropriately combining them in novel, so-called radionuclide theranostics, both applications can be dovetailed. ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Bacterial agent opens new therapeutic options for Wilson's disease

A specific molecule excreted by methane-oxidizing bacteria could be most suitable for therapy against Wilson's disease (WD). This is what researchers led by Helmholtz Munich scientist Hans Zischka have found in a new study. ...

Medical research

Epigenetic drugs in the mission to beat rare cancers

Only one in 100,000 people suffer from a pheochromocytoma, a tumor of the adrenal gland. If the tumor has already metastasized, a radioactive compound can be used to detect malignant cells that have spread to other parts ...

Medical research

A new cell model for the human lung

Before new drugs can be tested in animal experiments and later in clinical trials, they must undergo a large number of laboratory tests. This involves the use of so-called cell lines, i.e., human or animal cells of a specific ...

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