Brain CancerFeaturedNeurology·September 26, 2016·6 min readA Custom Tailored Strategy Against Glioblastoma Brain CancerResearchers have developed a new method for creating custom tailored, two stage therapies for glioblastoma brain cancer.Read More
Brain CancerFeatured·September 25, 2013·3 min readA New Approach to Treating Brain CancerResearchers have developed a new experimental approach to treating medulloblastoma brain cancer.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedNeurology·March 27, 2014·4 min readAdult Cancer Drugs Show Promise Against an Aggressive Childhood Brain TumorResearchers identify two adult cancer medications which have the potential to improve treatment for medulloblastoma brain cancer in children.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedNeurology·October 28, 2014·4 min readBetter Chemotherapy Through Targeted DeliveryResearchers suggest delivering chemotherapy directly into the brain cavity could offer a better way to treat tumors which have metastasized to the brain.Read More
Brain CancerFeatured·December 5, 2013·3 min readBrain Cancer Cells Hide While Drugs SeekBrain cancer cells resist therapy by temporarily losing gene mutations targeted by drugs, but re-amplify the mutation once the treatments have stopped, a new study reports.Read More
Brain CancerFeatured·June 25, 2013·3 min readBrain Cancer: Hunger for Amino Acids Makes It More AggressiveResearchers discover an enzyme, IDH, which facilitates the breakdown of specific amino acids makes glioblastoma brain cancer particularly aggressive.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedNeurology·July 8, 2014·3 min readBrain Tumor Invasion Along Blood Vessels May Lead to New Cancer TreatmentsResearchers discover glioblastoma brain tumor cells disrupt the blood brain barrier. The findings offer potential new avenues to treat brain cancer.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·June 2, 2018·3 min readCan Focused Sound Waves Fix Rare ‘Giggling’ Form of Epilepsy?A pioneering ultrasound treatment could help treat hypothalamic hamartomas, a rare, benign mass in the brain that can cause epilepsy symptoms and unintentional giggling seizures.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedGeneticsNeurology·May 26, 2017·5 min readEnzyme That Allows Brain Tumor Growth DiscoveredA new study reveals how the ACSS2 enzyme allows brain tumors to grow in a nutrient starved environment.Read More
Brain CancerFeatured·May 9, 2016·5 min readExperimental Therapy Halts Treatment Resistant Brain TumorsResearchers report an experimental treatment has shown to be able to stop treatment resistant glioblastoma in human cells and mouse models.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedGenetics·February 20, 2014·5 min readGene Sequencing Project Discovers Common Driver of a Childhood Brain TumorResearchers identify the most common genetic alteration in ependymoma brain tumors.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedNeurology·August 26, 2015·5 min readHigher Risk of Recurrent Stroke in Survivors of Childhood CancerAccording to researchers, new evidence suggest survivors of childhood cancers have higher risk of suffering a stroke at a young age.Read More