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This is a brain slice of a person with glioblastoma multiforme.

·December 5, 2013·3 min read

Brain Cancer Cells Hide While Drugs Seek

Brain cancer cells resist therapy by temporarily losing gene mutations targeted by drugs, but re-amplify the mutation once the treatments have stopped, a new study reports.

The image shows a normal brain slice and a brain slice of with severe AD.

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·December 2, 2013·2 min read

New Study Suggests Low Vitamin D Causes Damage to Brain

A diet which is low in vitamin D could cause damage to the brain, a new study reports.

This is an MRI scan of a brain with a glioma.

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·November 7, 2013·3 min read

Common Genetic Pathway Could be Conduit to Pediatric Tumor Treatment

Researchers discover the mTOR pathway is highly active in many cases of pediatric low-grade glioma. Blocking the pathway lead to a decreased growth of the brain tumors.

The image shows the nanoparticles interfering with the RNA.

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·October 30, 2013·5 min read

Incurable Brain Cancer Gene is Silenced

A novel therapeutic, which is based on nanotechnology, turns off a critical gene and increases survival rates in mice with glioblastoma brain cancer, a new study reports.

This is an illustration of the sodium channel.

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·October 18, 2013·1 min read

Researchers Make Exciting Discoveries in Non-Excitable Cells

Researchers discover sodium channels also play critical roles in non-excitable cells.

This MRI scan image shows recurrent glioblastomas.

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·October 11, 2013·3 min read

Two-Drug Combination Slows Malignant Brain Tumors in Mice

A new study reports a novel combination of two targeted drugs dramatically slowed the growth of brain cancer tumors and significantly extended survival in mouse models.

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·October 10, 2013·5 min read

The Cancer Genome Atlas Exposes More Secrets of Lethal Brain Tumor

Researchers delve deeply into the genomics of 599 GBM brain cancer cases to better target the disease.

This image is an MRI scan of a medulloblastoma brain tumor.

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·September 25, 2013·3 min read

A New Approach to Treating Brain Cancer

Researchers have developed a new experimental approach to treating medulloblastoma brain cancer.

The image shows an MRI scan of a male patient with a low grade glioma.

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·September 23, 2013·5 min read

Researchers Erase Human Brain Tumor Cells in Mice

Human glioma brain tumor cell growth was halted and erased in mice, according to new research.

This is a brain slide with a giant cell glioblastoma brain cancer tumor.

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·September 20, 2013·2 min read

Researchers Identify a Switch Which Controls Growth of Most Aggressive Brain Tumor Cells

The RIP1 protein can either protect or destroy brain tumors, a new study suggests.

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·September 17, 2013·4 min read

Mental Fog with Tamoxifen is Real, Scientists Find Possible Antidote

Researchers confirm the mental fogginess produced as a result of taking the cancer drug tamoxifen, is real. They have also discovered an existing drug compound which appears to counteract the effects of this medication.

This is an MRI of patient with cancer in the occipital lobe.

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·August 12, 2013·3 min read

There’s Life After Radiation for Brain Cells

Researchers suggest neural stem cells could be resistant to radiation. The stem cells could be roused from a hibernation-like state in order to reproduce and generate new cells which have the ability to migrate, replace injured cells and restore lost function.