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(Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres) Scientists of the German Cancer Research Center discover how the cortisol receptor can disrupt the lipid metabolism in the liver

Scientists at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center have discovered that microRNAs -- molecular workhorses that regulate gene expression -- are released by cancer cells and circulate in the blood, which gives them the potential to become a new class of biomarkers to detect cancer at its earliest stages.

(Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres) Reactive oxygen compounds, including the well-known "free radicals," have an oxidation effect and, thereby, damage cells.

However, at low levels, they also regulate key life processes. Scientists at the German Cancer Research Center have developed a highly sensitive biological measuring system for determining the oxidation state of living cells in real time.

High blood levels of vitamin D protect post-menopausal women from breast cancer. This connection has been confirmed by research of the German Cancer Research Center.

It also shows that a particular gene variant of the vitamin D receptor is associated with an elevated breast cancer risk if the tumor has receptors for the female sex hormone estrogen.

Searching for new anti-cancer drugs, scientists at the German Cancer Research Center are systematically analyzing the constituents of medicinal plants used in traditional Chinese medicine.