Brain Cancer Atlas Created
A new brain cancer atlas maps out comprehensive, visually rich information about the anatomical and genetic bases of glioblastoma, researchers report.... Read More...
Brain Cancer
A Potential Achilles Heel in Brain Cancer
A new study in PNAS reports blocking the expression of MDA-9/Syntenin forces glioma stem cells to lose their ability to induce protective autophagy.... Read More...
Virtual Brain Could Aid Surgical Planning
Using an open source platform called The Virtual Brain, researchers have simulated neural activity based on individual patient brain tumors.... Read More...
Brain Cancer Vaccine Effective in Some Patients
Researchers report a clinical trial of a personalized vaccine that targets glioblastoma brain cancer has successfully improved survival rates for patients.... Read More...
Tiny Particles Could Help Fight Brain Cancer
Researchers at MIT have developed a new drug delivering nanoparticle that is able to cross the blood-brain barrier. The nanoparticles carry two different drugs that can help shrink tumors and prevent them from growing back.... Read More...
Tau Mutations May Increase Cancer Risk
A new study reports tau mutations, commonly associated with neurodegenerative diseases like dementia, may also increase the risk of developing cancers. ... Read More...
Organoids Reveal how Deadly Brain Cancers Grow
Researchers use gene editing to generate aggressive glioblastoma multiforme brain tumors in the lab. The model, researchers say, could be used to track the progression of tumors and develop personalized therapies for patients.... Read More...
Possible Novel Method for Stopping Untreatable Pediatric Brain Cancers
A small molecule, 6-thio-dG, may provide a new approach to treating currently untreatable pediatric brain cancers, researchers report.... Read More...
Altered Immune Cells Clear Childhood Brain Tumor: Mouse Study
A fatal brain stem tumor was cleared by injecting it with engineered T-cells that recognized cancer and targeted it for destruction in mouse models, researchers report. ... Read More...
Aggressive Growth of Common Brain Tumor Linked to Single Gene
Researchers implicate the FOXM1 gene as a common driver in aggressive meningioma brain cancer.... Read More...
Compound that Prevents Breast Cancer Cells From Activating in the Brain Identified
A compound used to treat leukemia shows promise in preventing breast cancer cells from metastasizing in the brain. ... Read More...
Catching Up To Brain Cancer
Researchers have developed an accurate computer program that can predict cancer cell motion and spread.... Read More...