Brain CancerFeaturedGeneticsNeurology·June 4, 2018·5 min readA Potential Achilles Heel in Brain CancerA 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
Brain CancerFeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·June 3, 2018·3 min readVirtual Brain Could Aid Surgical PlanningUsing an open source platform called The Virtual Brain, researchers have simulated neural activity based on individual patient brain tumors.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 31, 2018·5 min readBrain Cancer Vaccine Effective in Some PatientsResearchers report a clinical trial of a personalized vaccine that targets glioblastoma brain cancer has successfully improved survival rates for patients.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 24, 2018·5 min readTiny Particles Could Help Fight Brain CancerResearchers 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
Brain CancerFeaturedNeurology·May 24, 2018·3 min readTau Mutations May Increase Cancer RiskA new study reports tau mutations, commonly associated with neurodegenerative diseases like dementia, may also increase the risk of developing cancers.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 25, 2018·4 min readOrganoids Reveal how Deadly Brain Cancers GrowResearchers 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
Brain CancerFeaturedNeurology·April 17, 2018·4 min readPossible Novel Method for Stopping Untreatable Pediatric Brain CancersA small molecule, 6-thio-dG, may provide a new approach to treating currently untreatable pediatric brain cancers, researchers report.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedNeurology·April 16, 2018·8 min readAltered Immune Cells Clear Childhood Brain Tumor: Mouse StudyA 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
Brain CancerFeaturedGeneticsNeurology·March 28, 2018·5 min readAggressive Growth of Common Brain Tumor Linked to Single GeneResearchers implicate the FOXM1 gene as a common driver in aggressive meningioma brain cancer.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedNeurology·March 22, 2018·3 min readCompound that Prevents Breast Cancer Cells From Activating in the Brain IdentifiedA compound used to treat leukemia shows promise in preventing breast cancer cells from metastasizing in the brain.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 15, 2018·10 min readCatching Up To Brain CancerResearchers have developed an accurate computer program that can predict cancer cell motion and spread.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 9, 2018·6 min readGenes Associated With Glioblastoma Brain Cancer IdentifiedA new study describes glioblastoma specific gene co-expression relationships between a group of 22 genes.Read More
