A 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
A new study reports the chemotherapy drug cisplatin can kill sensory cells in the inner ear and cause permanent hearing loss. Read More
Researchers report microvesicle injections can restore cognition following radiation treatments without adverse side effects. Read More
Researchers discover a drug used to help prevent reproduction in aging worms helps the creatures rebound from stress and, in some cases, this lengthens their lifespans. Read More
Researchers have successfully bypassed the blood-brain barrier using a laser probe to help deliver chemotherapy drugs to glioblastoma patients. Read More
Researchers report children who received chemotherapy alone for acute lymphoblastic leukemia remain at risk for attention and learning problems after the treatment ends. Read More
Anthracycline based chemotherapies could have greater negative effects on cognition than nonanthracycline treatments for breast cancer survivors, a new study reports. Read More
Researchers have successfully used focused ultrasound to non-invasively penetrate the blood-brain barrier and deliver chemotherapy to a patient with brain cancer. Read More
A new study reports computerized cognitive training is beneficial in improving memory and other cognitive skills for children who have survived cancer. Read More
Researchers have developed a promising new combination therapy for the treatment of glioblastoma brain cancer. Read More
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. Read More
Researchers report on how exosomic miRNAs released within a tumor environment affect resistance to chemotherapy. Read More
