Brain CancerFeaturedNeuroscience·December 5, 2016·3 min readA Traditional Japanese Art Inspires a Futuristic Innovation: Brain ‘Organoids’Researchers gain inspiration for creating tiny artificial brains, that can be used for cancer research, from an ancient Japanese art of flower arranging.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedNeurology·November 21, 2016·2 min readSmart Drug Targets The Deadliest Brain Cancer For DestructionResearchers have developed a new drug that could help prolong the lives of people with glioblastoma 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·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
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 CancerFeaturedPsychology·June 6, 2016·6 min readMethotrexate Exposure Impacts Cognitive Processes Cancer Survivors Need to MultitaskAccording to researchers, pediatric leukemia patients exposed to high levels of methotrexate are more likely to have problems with mental flexibility and other cognitive skills as long term survivors.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedNeurology·June 3, 2016·3 min readInvestigational Immunotherapy Drug Shrinks Tumors in High Risk Neuroblastoma PatientsResearchers report neuroblastoma tumors shrank in 80 percent of newly diagnosed, high risk patients involved in a clinical trail of an immunotherapy treatment.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedNeuroscience·May 25, 2016·3 min readStudy Investigates How the Chemo Brain May DevelopThe release and uptake of dopamine and serotonin becomes sluggish in rat brains following chemotherapy, researchers report.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
FeaturedGenetics·May 22, 2016·5 min readKey Mutations May Worsen Hearing Loss From Chemotherapy DrugA new study reports the chemotherapy drug cisplatin can kill sensory cells in the inner ear and cause permanent hearing loss.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 7, 2016·4 min readSafer Stem Cell Derived Therapy for Brain Radiation RecoveryResearchers report microvesicle injections can restore cognition following radiation treatments without adverse side effects.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·February 28, 2016·5 min readWorm Study May Resolve Discrepancies in Research About AgingResearchers 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
