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 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 CancerFeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 10, 2019·4 min readHow Drugs Can Minimize the Side Effects of ChemotherapyResearchers 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.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscience·April 16, 2020·4 min readHow ‘hypermutated’ malignant brain tumors escape chemotherapy and immunotherapyGlioma patients whose tumors were hypermutated showed no significant benefit when treated with checkpoint blockers.Read More
Brain CancerFeatured·December 5, 2013·3 min readBrain Cancer Cells Hide While Drugs SeekBrain 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.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience Videos·June 10, 2016·9 min readReplacing Diseased Immune System Halts Progress of Multiple Sclerosis and Allows RepairResearchers report a procedure that wipes out the immune system and then regenerates a new one using stem cells may effectively eliminate all signs of neuroinflammation in people with early, aggressive MS.Read More
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 CancerFeaturedPsychology·December 4, 2015·3 min read‘Chemobrain’ Study Examines Effects of Chemotherapies on Cognition in Breast Cancer SurvivorsAnthracycline based chemotherapies could have greater negative effects on cognition than nonanthracycline treatments for breast cancer survivors, a new study reports.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·January 3, 2017·4 min readChemo-Brain is Pervasive in Women With Breast CancerA new study reports chemo-brain can affect women with breast cancer for up to six months following chemotherapy.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 5, 2018·5 min readResearchers Identify Area of the Amygdala Involved in Taste AversionA new study implicates the basolateral amygdala in conditioned taste aversion. The study could pave the way for treatments to curb taste aversions associated with chemotherapy and eating disorders.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 CancerFeaturedNeurology·September 26, 2016·1 min readMedulloblastoma Patients Should Receive Both Chemotherapy and Radiation Post SurgeryResearchers report improved survival rates in people who received chemotherapy postoperatively for medulloblastoma brain cancer.Read More