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·July 26, 2012·5 min read

Study Pinpoints a Genetic Cause of Most Lethal Brain Tumor and May Lead to New Treatment

Researchers discovered that some cases of glioblastoma, the most common and aggressive form of primary brain cancer, are caused by the fusion of two adjacent genes. The study also found that drugs that target the protein produced by this genetic aberration can dramatically slow the growth of glioblastomas in mice.

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·June 4, 2014·4 min read

Researchers Move Small Molecule Drugs Through Blood Brain Barrier

A new synthetic peptide has the potential to deliver medications through the blood brain barrier.

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·October 22, 2012·3 min read

Aggressive Brain Tumors Can Originate from a Range of Nervous System Cells

Scientists have long believed that glioblastoma multiforme, the most aggressive type of primary brain tumor, begins in glial cells that make up supportive tissue in the brain or in neural stem cells. Researchers found that the tumors can originate from other types of differentiated cells in the nervous system, including cortical neurons.

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·January 7, 2019·6 min read

How Does Solid Stress From Brain Tumors Cause Neuron Loss and Neurological Dysfunction?

A new study reveals how the physical force exerted by the solid components of brain tumors impacts surrounding tissue, resulting in apoptosis and neurological dysfunction. Researchers reports the drug lithium, commonly prescribed for bipolar disorder, can help reverse some of the damage caused by the solid stress of the tumor.

This image shows a brain slice with a glioblastoma tumor which is in the butterfly configuration.

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·October 13, 2014·3 min read

A New Target for Personalized Brain Cancer Treatment

New findings could provide additional insight into the cause of glioblastoma and provide new options for personalized therapeutic treatments.

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·January 6, 2020·4 min read

New imaging system and artificial intelligence algorithm accurately identify brain tumors

A new artificial intelligence convolutional neural network is 94.6% accurate at diagnosing real-time intraoperative brain tumors.

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·June 1, 2012·2 min read

Wisconsin Research Team Reveals Novel Way to Treat Drug-Resistant Brain Tumor Cells

New research from the University of Wisconsin-Madison explains why the incurable brain cancer, glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), is highly resistant to...

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·August 24, 2012·3 min read

Survival Statistics Show Hard Fight When Malignant Brain Tumors Appear at Multiple Sites

When aggressive, malignant tumors appear in more than one location in the brain, patient survival tends to be significantly shorter than when the disease starts as a single tumor, even though patients in both groups undergo virtually identical treatments, according to research at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center's Maxine Dunitz Neurosurgical Research Institute.

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·December 4, 2016·6 min read

Researchers Uncover More Genetic Links to Brain Cancer Cell Growth

Researchers believe their findings could lead to new targets for brain cancer therapies.

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·November 7, 2015·4 min read

Tumor Network in Brain Increases Treatment Resistance

Researchers uncover a possible reason as to why astrocytomas don't respond to standard forms of cancer treatment.

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·August 18, 2021·7 min read

First 3D-Bioprinting of Entire Active Brain Tumor

Researchers have successfully replicated an entire, viable glioblastoma brain tumor via 3D bioprinting. The bioprinted tumor includes a complex system of blood vessel-like tubes through which blood cells and drug molecules can flow, simulating a real tumor.