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·September 21, 2012·2 min read

‘Fingerprinting’ Breakthrough Offers Improved Brain Tumor Diagnosis

Researchers have shown that infrared and Raman spectroscopy – coupled with statistical analysis – can be used to tell the difference between normal brain tissue and the different tumor types that may arise in this tissue, based on its individual biochemical-cell ‘fingerprint’.

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·May 25, 2016·1 min read

3D Printing Brain Tumors to Improve Treatments

Researchers have developed a new 3D printing technique which can produce brain tumor cells that continue to grow rapidly and mimic the growth of real glioma tumors.

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·August 24, 2021·5 min read

Adult Brain Tumor Incidence Rates Are Decreasing but 5-Year Survival Rates Remain Low

While incidence rates of malignant brain cancers have declined over recent years, the five-year survival rate for brain cancer patients remains low.

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·October 22, 2012·3 min read

Aggressive Brain Tumors Can Originate from a Range of Nervous System Cells

Scientists have long believed that glioblastoma multiforme, the most aggressive type of primary brain tumor, begins in glial cells that make up supportive tissue in the brain or in neural stem cells. Researchers found that the tumors can originate from other types of differentiated cells in the nervous system, including cortical neurons.

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·April 16, 2018·8 min read

Altered Immune Cells Clear Childhood Brain Tumor: Mouse Study

A fatal brain stem tumor was cleared by injecting it with engineered T-cells that recognized cancer and targeted it for destruction in mouse models, researchers report.

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·December 15, 2016·6 min read

Attractive Drug Candidate Identified as Target For Glioma Brain Tumors

Researchers have identified an enzyme associated with aggressive gliomas.

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·October 28, 2014·4 min read

Better Chemotherapy Through Targeted Delivery

Researchers suggest delivering chemotherapy directly into the brain cavity could offer a better way to treat tumors which have metastasized to the brain.

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·October 29, 2018·4 min read

Bigger Brains Could Increase Cancer Risk

A new study reports bigger brain size could mean an increased risk of developing brain cancer. The reason, researchers say, is simple. Bigger brains have more brain cells, and thus a greater potential for cell mutations that lead to cancer.

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·September 24, 2015·3 min read

Blood Thinners and Antidepressants Cause Autophagy in Mouse Models of Brain Cancer

According to researchers, combining tricyclic antidepressants with blood thinners increased tumor autophagy in mouse models of glioblastoma brain cancer.