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Brain Cancer Featured Neurology Neuroscience Videos

·December 2, 2011·3 min read

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...

This is an image of glioblastoma cancer cells.

Brain Cancer Featured

·June 25, 2013·3 min read

Brain Cancer: Hunger for Amino Acids Makes It More Aggressive

Researchers discover an enzyme, IDH, which facilitates the breakdown of specific amino acids makes glioblastoma brain cancer particularly aggressive.

This image is an MRI scan of a medulloblastoma brain tumor.

Brain Cancer Featured

·September 25, 2013·3 min read

A New Approach to Treating Brain Cancer

Researchers have developed a new experimental approach to treating medulloblastoma brain cancer.

This is a brain slice of a person with glioblastoma multiforme.

Brain Cancer Featured

·December 5, 2013·3 min read

Brain Cancer Cells Hide While Drugs Seek

Brain 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.

This brain slice shows ependymoma brain cancer cells.

Brain Cancer Featured Genetics

·February 20, 2014·5 min read

Gene Sequencing Project Discovers Common Driver of a Childhood Brain Tumor

Researchers identify the most common genetic alteration in ependymoma brain tumors.

Brain Cancer Featured Open Neuroscience Articles

·February 25, 2014·5 min read

Tumors ‘Light Up’ With New, Unique Imaging System Using Scorpion Venom Protein and a Laser

Researchers have developed a unique and inexpensive device which lights up malignant brain tumors.

This image shows the location of a medulloblastoma brain tumor.

Brain Cancer Featured Neurology

·March 27, 2014·4 min read

Adult Cancer Drugs Show Promise Against an Aggressive Childhood Brain Tumor

Researchers identify two adult cancer medications which have the potential to improve treatment for medulloblastoma brain cancer in children.

The image shows the gene expression in glioblastoma.

Brain Cancer Featured Neurology

·June 12, 2014·4 min read

Researchers Chart Cellular Complexity of Brain Tumors

Researchers reveal the cellular makeup of each glioblastoma brain tumor is more heterogeneous than previously believed.

Brain Cancer Featured Neurology

·June 25, 2014·4 min read

Study Shows How Brain Tumor Cells Move and Damage Tissue

Researchers shed new light on how glioma cells migrate in the brain and cause tumors.

Brain Cancer Featured Neurology

·July 8, 2014·3 min read

Brain Tumor Invasion Along Blood Vessels May Lead to New Cancer Treatments

Researchers discover glioblastoma brain tumor cells disrupt the blood brain barrier. The findings offer potential new avenues to treat brain cancer.

This image shows the outline of a skull and brain with blocks to represent the microcapsules.

Brain Cancer Featured Neurology

·October 28, 2014·4 min read

Better Chemotherapy Through Targeted Delivery

Researchers suggest delivering chemotherapy directly into the brain cavity could offer a better way to treat tumors which have metastasized to the brain.