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Brain Cancer Featured Genetics

·April 25, 2016·3 min read

Potential New Treatment Target for Glioblastoma Brain Cancer

A new study reports a protein called OSMR is required for glioblastoma brain cancer to form.

Brain Cancer Featured Open Neuroscience Articles

·February 24, 2016·6 min read

Laser Technology Opens Blood-Brain Barrier to Chemotherapy

Researchers have successfully bypassed the blood-brain barrier using a laser probe to help deliver chemotherapy drugs to glioblastoma patients.

Brain Cancer Featured Genetics

·February 1, 2016·5 min read

Researchers Identify Genetic Cause of Pediatric Brain Cancer

Researchers identify the genetic mechanism behind angiocentric gliomas, a new study reports.

Image shows brain slices of a glioblastoma patient.

Brain Cancer Featured Neurology

·January 9, 2016·5 min read

Key Driver For Treatment of Glioblastoma Brain Cancer Discovered

Researchers have discovered a key to glioblastoma tumor cells proliferation, and ways to turn this engine of tumor growth into a target for cancer treatment.

Image of a brain scan of a person with meningioma brain cancer.

Brain Cancer Featured

·September 17, 2015·2 min read

Obesity May Increase Risk of Meningioma Brain Cancer

Researchers report being obese or overweight could be a risk factor for developing meningioma brain cancer.

This shows two brain scans of brains affected by strokes.

Brain Cancer Featured Neurology

·August 26, 2015·5 min read

Higher Risk of Recurrent Stroke in Survivors of Childhood Cancer

According to researchers, new evidence suggest survivors of childhood cancers have higher risk of suffering a stroke at a young age.

This image shows different slides of the brain tumor.

Brain Cancer Featured Neurology

·April 8, 2015·5 min read

Vulnerability in Glioblastoma Brain Cancer Cells Identified

A newly discovered weakness in brain tumor cells could provide a new target for treating glioblastoma, researchers report.

The image shows an MRI scan of a person with a nasal glioma tumor.

Brain Cancer Featured Genetics

·December 11, 2014·3 min read

Scientists Define Important Gene Interaction That Drives Aggressive Brain Cancer

A new study provides evidence of an important link between miR-184 and SND1 in the regulation of malignant glioma brain tumors.

The image shows colored lines representing the human visual pathway overlayed onto an MRI scan of a human head.

Brain Cancer Featured Neurology

·December 10, 2014·4 min read

Myelin Linked to Speedy Recovery of Human Visual System after Tumor Removal

Neuroimaging study shows how the brain heals itself within a few weeks of surgery to remove tumors.

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.