Brain CancerFeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·April 1, 2021·7 min readChemo for Glioblastoma May Work Better in Morning Than EveningAdministering the chemotherapy drug temozolomide to glioblastoma brain cancer patients in the morning may enhance the cancer-fighting effects. The study demonstrates the timing of chemotherapy could have a significant impact on treatment for glioblastoma patients.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedNeurology·May 22, 2016·8 min readTiny Packages May Pack Powerful Treatment for Brain TumorsA lipid nanocarrier small enough to pass the blood-brain barrier could be an effective method for delivering chemotherapy medications to help fight glioblastoma brain tumors, a new study reports.Read More
Brain CancerFeatured·February 21, 2013·2 min readNeuroscientist Sheds Light on Cause for ‘Chemo Brain’A new study argues that prolonged chemotherapy decreases the development of new brain cells, and disrupts ongoing brain rhythms in the part of the brain responsible for making new memories.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 25, 2019·4 min readThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to Defeating GlioblastomaResearchers 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.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedNeurology·October 28, 2014·4 min readBetter Chemotherapy Through Targeted DeliveryResearchers suggest delivering chemotherapy directly into the brain cavity could offer a better way to treat tumors which have metastasized to the brain.Read More
Brain CancerFeatured·May 13, 2015·6 min readHow the Tumor Microenvironment Contributes to Drug Resistant NeuroblastomaResearchers report on how exosomic miRNAs released within a tumor environment affect resistance to chemotherapy.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·April 2, 2020·3 min readCommon vitamin combined with chemotherapy helps immune cells attack glioblastomaCombining niacin, or vitamin B3, with chemotherapy, helped slow the progression and increase life span in mouse models of glioblastoma.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·March 6, 2019·5 min readRadiation After Surgery Triples Survival for Ependymoma, a Type of Pediatric Brain TumorA study shows that postoperative radiation improves outcomes for children with ependymoma, even those with historically poor prognoses and the very young.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 23, 2019·5 min readTargeted Treatment Shrinks Deadly Pediatric Brain Cancer TumorsResearchers report a targeted therapy that blocks LSD1 effectively shrinks tumor size in mouse models of medulloblastoma, a form of pediatric brain cancer.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·September 29, 2016·4 min readNew Treatment Strategy Could Cut Parkinson’s Off at the PassResearchers report that a drug currently in clinical trials for other conditions slows the progress of Parkinson's disease in mice.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedNeurology·May 1, 2017·6 min readSuper Computer Assists in Search For Better Cancer TreatmentsResearchers are turning to supercomputers in the quest to discover new treatments and targets for cancers.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·April 12, 2017·5 min readPotential Therapy to Prevent Chemobrain in Cancer PatientsA new compound prevents cognitive decline associated with chemotherapy treatments in rats, a new study reports.Read More