‘Brain Cancer’ Neuroscience Articles
Transplanted Gene-Modified Blood Stem Cells Protect Brain Cancer Patients from Toxic Side Effects of Chemotherapy
Study is first to show feasibility and efficacy of a new use for autologous stem cell transplant. For the first time, scientists at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center have transplanted brain cancer patients’ own gene-modified blood stem cells in order to protect their [Read More]
Dental X-Rays Linked to Common Brain Tumor
Meningioma, the most common primary brain tumor in the United States, accounts for about 33 percent of all primary brain tumors. The most consistently identified environmental risk factor for meningioma is exposure to ionizing radiation. In the largest study of its kind, [Read More]
Researchers Use Nanoparticles, Magnetic Current to Damage Cancerous Cells in Mice
Using nanoparticles and alternating magnetic fields, University of Georgia scientists have found that head and neck cancerous tumor cells in mice can be killed in half an hour without harming healthy cells. The findings, published recently in the journal Theranostics, mark [Read More]
Scientists Develop First Snap Shot of Tiny Brain Tumors
Cancer Research UK scientists have developed a technique they believe could be used to detect tiny secondary tumors in the brain, a process that is currently impossible, according to research published in PNAS, Monday. The scientists at Cancer Research UK’s Gray Institute [Read More]
Altered Gene Linked to Fatal Neuroblastoma in Adolescents, Young Adults
Researchers have identified the first gene mutation associated with a chronic and often fatal form of neuroblastoma that typically strikes adolescents and young adults. The finding provides the first clue about the genetic basis of the long-recognized but poorly understood [Read More]
Researchers Make Living Model of Brain Tumor
Researchers have created a living 3-D model of a brain tumor and its surrounding blood vessels. In experiments, the scientists report that iron-oxide nanoparticles carrying the agent tumstatin were taken by blood vessels, meaning they should block blood vessel growth. The [Read More]
Genetic Breakthrough for Brain Cancer in Children
Canadian-led research team identifies two mutations in crucial gene involved in deadly pediatric brain tumours. An international research team led by the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI MUHC) has made a major genetic breakthrough that could [Read More]
Diagnostic Brain Tumor Test Could Revolutionize Care of Patients with Low-Grade Gliomas
Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have developed what they believe to be the first clinical application of a new imaging technique to diagnose brain tumors. The unique test could preclude the need for surgery in patients whose tumors are located in areas of the [Read More]
Novel Drug Makes Brain Tumors Glow Hot Pink
Bright color distinguishes tumor from healthy tissue to improve tumor resection Just 24 hours after Lisa Rek sang at her niece’s wedding, her husband Brad was driving her to a local hospital. “The pain got worse. When we got to the emergency room, I said to Brad [Read More]
Cancer Cells and Stem Cells Share Same Origin – Brain Cells Grown from Skin
Scientists at the Keck School of Medicine of USC grow brain cells from skin Oncogenes are generally thought to be genes that, when mutated, change healthy cells into cancerous tumor cells. Scientists at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California [Read More]
