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·January 5, 2021·5 min read

Heat Treatment May Make Chemotherapy More Effective

Heating up cancer cells as they are being targeted with chemotherapy appears to be a highly effective way of killing them off.

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·June 9, 2020·4 min read

Chemotherapy and cancer gang up to cause a neurological side effect

Cancer itself, rather than chemotherapy alone, may contribute to the development of neuropathy some patients experience.

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·April 16, 2020·4 min read

How ‘hypermutated’ malignant brain tumors escape chemotherapy and immunotherapy

Glioma patients whose tumors were hypermutated showed no significant benefit when treated with checkpoint blockers.

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·April 2, 2020·3 min read

Common vitamin combined with chemotherapy helps immune cells attack glioblastoma

Combining niacin, or vitamin B3, with chemotherapy, helped slow the progression and increase life span in mouse models of glioblastoma.

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·March 23, 2020·4 min read

Study sheds light on fatty acid’s role in chemobrain and multiple sclerosis

Lipids responsible for neural function are highly active and not inert. The findings challenge traditional beliefs about mature myelin.

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·October 23, 2019·4 min read

A possible gut-brain connection to ‘chemo brain’

Manipulating gut bacteria in mice before chemotherapy reduces the mental fog of "chemo brain."

A doctor is seen talking to a young girl.

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·March 6, 2019·5 min read

Radiation After Surgery Triples Survival for Ependymoma, a Type of Pediatric Brain Tumor

A study shows that postoperative radiation improves outcomes for children with ependymoma, even those with historically poor prognoses and the very young.

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·February 20, 2019·3 min read

New AI Can Identify and Predict Development of Cancer Symptom Clusters

A newly developed AI is able to identify and predict the development of a combination of symptoms associated with chemotherapy.

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·January 25, 2019·4 min read

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Defeating Glioblastoma

Researchers have developed a new approach that uses microRNA in combination with chemotherapy to help treat glioblastoma brain cancer. In preclinical models, the approach increases survival of the deadly brain cancer five fold.

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·January 23, 2019·5 min read

Targeted Treatment Shrinks Deadly Pediatric Brain Cancer Tumors

Researchers report a targeted therapy that blocks LSD1 effectively shrinks tumor size in mouse models of medulloblastoma, a form of pediatric brain cancer.

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·January 11, 2019·6 min read

A Patient’s Sex Matters When it Comes to Brain Cancer

Researchers report our gender can determine longevity and response to treatment for glioblastoma brain cancer. The study reports male survival is determined by genes that control cell division, where as female survival is often determine by genes that regulate the ability of cancer cells to migrate to different brain areas.

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·January 10, 2019·4 min read

How Drugs Can Minimize the Side Effects of Chemotherapy

Researchers have identified the 3D structure of a brain receptor that causes vomiting and nausea as a result of chemotherapy treatments for cancer. The same receptor also plays a critical role in pain perception, migraines and chronic itching.

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chemotherapy

Heat Treatment May Make Chemotherapy More Effective

Chemotherapy and cancer gang up to cause a neurological side effect

How ‘hypermutated’ malignant brain tumors escape chemotherapy and immunotherapy

Common vitamin combined with chemotherapy helps immune cells attack glioblastoma

Study sheds light on fatty acid’s role in chemobrain and multiple sclerosis

A possible gut-brain connection to ‘chemo brain’

Radiation After Surgery Triples Survival for Ependymoma, a Type of Pediatric Brain Tumor

New AI Can Identify and Predict Development of Cancer Symptom Clusters

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Defeating Glioblastoma

Targeted Treatment Shrinks Deadly Pediatric Brain Cancer Tumors

A Patient’s Sex Matters When it Comes to Brain Cancer

How Drugs Can Minimize the Side Effects of Chemotherapy

AI Designs Unique Walking Robot in Seconds

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