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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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·August 13, 2021·3 min read

Deep Learning Model Classifies Brain Tumors With Single MRI Scan

A new AI model can accurately classify a brain tumor of one of six common cancer types from a single MRI brain scan image.

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·July 5, 2021·3 min read

Structures Discovered in Brain Cancer Patients Can Help Fight Tumors

Researchers found lymph-node-like structures close to glioma brain tumors in cancer patients. The study reveals immune cells within these structures can be activated to attack the brain tumor.

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·March 24, 2021·6 min read

Mutation-Specific Brain Cancer Vaccine Tested

Researchers have carried out clinical trials to test a mutation-specific vaccine against malignant brain tumors. The vaccine has been found to be safe and effective in triggering the desired immune response in the brain cancer tumors.

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·February 23, 2021·3 min read

Targeted Delivery of Highly Toxic Anti-Cancer Drug to Brain Tumors

Researchers have developed a Dp44mT nano-carrier that can directly target glioblastoma and other brain cancer cells.

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·February 16, 2021·3 min read

Combination Treatment for Common Glioma Type Shows Promise

Treating mouse models of astrocytomas with a new combination therapy resulted in tumor regression in 60% of the mice.

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·February 12, 2021·4 min read

Parallels in Spread of Brain Cancer in Mammals and Zebrafish

A new zebrafish model holds the potential for future studies of glioblastoma, an aggressive and lethal brain cancer.

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·May 1, 2020·4 min read

New targets for childhood brain tumors identified

Neurons and immune cells work together to promote tumor growth in neurofibromatosis type 1.

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·March 27, 2020·3 min read

Machine learning helps doctors diagnose severity of brain tumors

A new machine learning algorithm can predict which tumors were lower-grade gliomas or glioblastoma brain cancer with a high degree of accuracy.

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·February 7, 2020·3 min read

Computer simulation for understanding brain cancer growth

A new, freely available computer platform creates a 3D model that brings together the macroscopic scale of tissue with the microscopic scale of individual cells. This allows the platform to realistically model brain cancer's mechanobiology while maintaining resolution power.