Too Much of a Bad Thing Can Be Good in Brain Tumors
More DNA mutations in glioblastomas may mean better prognosis for brain cancer patients.... Read More...
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Scientists Map Out How Childhood Brain Tumours Relapse
A new study reports on a unique genetic path medulloblastoma brain tumors follow when the disease returns. ... Read More...
Radiation a Risk Factor for Meningioma Brain Tumors in Young People
Exposure to radiation appears to increase the risk of developing meningioma brain cancer in people under the age of 30, a new study reports.... Read More...
Scientists Engineer Toxin Secreting Stem Cells to Treat Brain Tumors
Stem cells have been genetically engineered to produce and secrete brain cancer killing toxins, a new study reports.... Read More...
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.... Read More...
Researchers Discover New Genes That Promote Brain Cancer
Researchers have identified two oncogenes that drive the development of medulloblastoma brain cancer.... Read More...
Longer Telomeres Linked to Risk of Brain Cancer
New research reveals two common gene variants which lead to longer telomeres also significantly increase the risk of developing gliomas.... Read More...
Researchers Move Small Molecule Drugs Through Blood Brain Barrier
A new synthetic peptide has the potential to deliver medications through the blood brain barrier. ... Read More...
Brain Tumor Cells Penetrated by Tiny, Degradable Particles Carrying Genetic Instructions
Researchers report they have been able to create tiny, biodegradable nanoparticles which are able to carry DNA to brain cancer cells in mice.... Read More...
Aspirin Intake May Halt Growth of Vestibular Schwannomas/Acoustic Neuromas
Researchers find aspirin intake correlates with halted growth of vestibular schwannomas.... Read More...
Multi-Institutional Team Finds Targetable Mutation in Rare Brain Tumor
A genetic mutation associated with a number of cancers could also be responsible for papillary craniopharyngioma, a rare but debilitating brain tumor, a new study reports.... Read More...
Scientists Uncover New Target for Brain Cancer Treatment
Researchers demonstrate melanoma differentiation associated gene, mda-9/syntenin is a driving force behind the aggressive and invasive nature of glioblastoma brain cancer.... Read More...