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Brain Cancer Featured

·November 7, 2015·4 min read

Tumor Network in Brain Increases Treatment Resistance

Researchers uncover a possible reason as to why astrocytomas don't respond to standard forms of cancer treatment.

Stained glioblastoma brain slice is shown.

Brain Cancer Featured Neurology Open Neuroscience Articles

·November 16, 2015·5 min read

Making Resistant Brain Cancer Cells Sensitive to Treatment

Researchers have discovered a way in which to sensitize drug-resistant human glioblastoma cells to chemotherapy.

Image shows brain slices of a glioblastoma patient.

Brain Cancer Featured Neurology

·January 9, 2016·5 min read

Key Driver For Treatment of Glioblastoma Brain Cancer Discovered

Researchers have discovered a key to glioblastoma tumor cells proliferation, and ways to turn this engine of tumor growth into a target for cancer treatment.

Brain Cancer Featured Open Neuroscience Articles

·February 24, 2016·6 min read

Laser Technology Opens Blood-Brain Barrier to Chemotherapy

Researchers have successfully bypassed the blood-brain barrier using a laser probe to help deliver chemotherapy drugs to glioblastoma patients.

Image shows a brain slice from a patient with glioblastoma brain cancer.

Brain Cancer Featured Open Neuroscience Articles

·April 4, 2016·6 min read

Improving Treatment Outcomes for Glioblastoma Brain Cancer

According to researchers, targeting multiple angiogenesis pathways simultaneously could help overcome the resistance to anti-angiogenic treatment developed by glioblastoma brain cancer.

This image shows the structural model of critical transporter, Mfsd2a.

Brain Cancer Featured Neuroscience

·April 22, 2016·3 min read

The Gateway to the Brain

Researchers have constructed a structural model of a transporter at the blood-brain barrier.

Brain Cancer Featured Genetics

·April 25, 2016·3 min read

Potential New Treatment Target for Glioblastoma Brain Cancer

A new study reports a protein called OSMR is required for glioblastoma brain cancer to form.

Brain Cancer Featured Neurology

·May 5, 2016·4 min read

Finding the Origin of Glioblastoma Subtypes

A new study reports different types of glioblastoma tend to develop in different regions of the brain.

Image shows brain cells expressing Olig2.

Brain Cancer Featured

·May 9, 2016·5 min read

Experimental Therapy Halts Treatment Resistant Brain Tumors

Researchers report an experimental treatment has shown to be able to stop treatment resistant glioblastoma in human cells and mouse models.

Image shows a glioblastoma tumor in a brain slice.

Brain Cancer Featured Neurology

·May 22, 2016·8 min read

Tiny Packages May Pack Powerful Treatment for Brain Tumors

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.

Image shows a brain slice with a glioblastoma brain tumor.

Brain Cancer Featured Genetics

·May 25, 2016·3 min read

Immune System Genes Tied to Glioblastoma Brain Cancer Identified

A new study reports researchers have identified a group of immune system genes that could play a role in how long people live after developing glioblastoma.