Brain CancerFeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 25, 2018·4 min readOrganoids Reveal how Deadly Brain Cancers GrowResearchers use gene editing to generate aggressive glioblastoma multiforme brain tumors in the lab. The model, researchers say, could be used to track the progression of tumors and develop personalized therapies for patients.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedNeurology·April 17, 2018·4 min readPossible Novel Method for Stopping Untreatable Pediatric Brain CancersA small molecule, 6-thio-dG, may provide a new approach to treating currently untreatable pediatric brain cancers, researchers report.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedNeurology·April 16, 2018·8 min readAltered Immune Cells Clear Childhood Brain Tumor: Mouse StudyA fatal brain stem tumor was cleared by injecting it with engineered T-cells that recognized cancer and targeted it for destruction in mouse models, researchers report.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedGeneticsNeurology·March 28, 2018·5 min readAggressive Growth of Common Brain Tumor Linked to Single GeneResearchers implicate the FOXM1 gene as a common driver in aggressive meningioma brain cancer.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedNeurology·March 22, 2018·3 min readCompound that Prevents Breast Cancer Cells From Activating in the Brain IdentifiedA compound used to treat leukemia shows promise in preventing breast cancer cells from metastasizing in the brain.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 15, 2018·10 min readCatching Up To Brain CancerResearchers have developed an accurate computer program that can predict cancer cell motion and spread.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 9, 2018·6 min readGenes Associated With Glioblastoma Brain Cancer IdentifiedA new study describes glioblastoma specific gene co-expression relationships between a group of 22 genes.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 29, 2018·3 min readEstrogen Causes Neuroblastoma Cells to Mature into NeuronsKarolinska Institute researchers report over-expression of the estrogen receptor causes neuroblastoma cells to mature into neuron-like cells.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 26, 2018·4 min readWhat Are Memories Made Of?A new study evaluates the roles AKT proteins play in synaptic plasticity, brain development and neuropsychiatric disorders.Read More
Brain CancerFeatured·January 23, 2018·6 min readBlocking the Siren Call of Two Aggressive CancersAn inhibitor of the 20-HETE chemical has been used to successfully control the spread and growth of human glioblastoma and breast cancer in lab models of the diseases, researchers report.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedNeurology·January 22, 2018·5 min readCombination Chemotherapy May Significantly Improve Treatment for GlioblastomaResearchers report the addition of an FDA approved chemotherapy drug called hydroxyyurea to temozolomide helps to increase survival rates in animal models of glioblastoma.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·January 8, 2018·5 min readAI Technology Charts Immune Cell ReceptorJohns Hopkins researchers utilize AI technology to create a map which compares different cellular receptors on the surface of T-cells.Read More
