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Brain Cancer Featured Neurology Neuroscience

·January 4, 2021·5 min read

Brain Cancer Linked to Tissue Healing

Study reports brain tumors may arise when damaged brain tissue does not heal correctly. Researchers say some glioblastoma form when the normal healing process gets derailed by mutations. This process could begin many years before patients become symptomatic of brain cancer. Read More

a brain slice from a patient with glioblastoma brain cancer

Brain Cancer Featured Genetics Neurology

·June 4, 2018·5 min read

A Potential Achilles Heel in Brain Cancer

A new study in PNAS reports blocking the expression of MDA-9/Syntenin forces glioma stem cells to lose their ability to induce protective autophagy. Read More

Brain Cancer Featured Neurology Open Neuroscience Articles

·September 5, 2017·4 min read

Zika Virus Could Be Used to Treat Brain Cancer Patients

A new study in the Journal of Experimental Medicine report Zika virus could be used to target and treat glioblastoma brain cancer. Researchers found a mouse adapted strain of Zika slowed tumor growth and extended life span in mice with glioblastoma. Read More