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Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·September 16, 2015·4 min read

Spending Time in Nature May Enhance Immune System and Benefit Health

A new study links spending time in nature with better health and enhanced functioning of the immune system.

Brain Cancer Featured Open Neuroscience Articles

·September 9, 2015·6 min read

Immune Function Changes Can Occur 5 Years Before Brain Cancer is Detected

A new study reports changes in immune function can occur up to five years before the diagnosis of brain cancer, which typically only produces symptoms three months before it is detected.

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Brain Cancer Featured Neurology

·September 1, 2015·4 min read

Promising Combination Therapy Developed for Deadliest Form of Brain Cancer

Researchers have developed a promising new combination therapy for the treatment of glioblastoma brain cancer.

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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.

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Featured Neuroscience

·August 24, 2015·5 min read

New Class of Cancer Drugs May Induce Memory Loss in Mice

According to a new study, a new class of cancer drugs appears to affect memory in mice.

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Brain Cancer Featured Genetics Neuroscience Videos

·August 24, 2015·5 min read

Reprogramming Cancer Cells Back to Normal Cells

Researchers have discovered a new way to potentially reprogram cancer cells and revert them back to a non-cancerous state.

Brain Cancer Featured Genetics

·August 20, 2015·4 min read

Structure of Tumor Suppressing Protein Identified

Researchers have established the structure of the tumor suppressing PTEN protein.

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Featured Neuroscience Videos Psychology

·August 19, 2015·6 min read

Music Therapy Reduces Anxiety During Breast Biopsy Surgeries

A new study reports listening to music prior to a breast biopsy surgery reduces anxiety in women.

This image shows before and after treatment brain scans for a patient with glioblastoma brain cancer.

Brain Cancer Featured Neurology

·August 17, 2015·4 min read

Reduced Gray Matter Volume Following Chemoradiation in Glioblastoma Patients

Researchers discover reduced gray matter volume and enlarged ventricular spaces in the brains of glioblastoma patients who have undergone chemoradiation therapies. The brain changes appear early and are progressive.

The image shows a medulloblastoma brain tumor via a brain scan.

Brain Cancer Featured

·August 8, 2015·4 min read

Childhood Brain Cancer Can be Classified Noninvasively

Three subgroups of medulloblastoma brain cancer can be identified non-invasively using MRS neuroimaging technology.

Featured Genetics

·August 8, 2015·6 min read

How Chronic Inflammation Can Lead to Cancer

Researchers have uncovered a precise mechanism by which chronic inflammation can lead to cancer. The findings could lead to improved treatments to prevent future tumor growth.