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Brain Cancer Featured Neurology Neuroscience

·April 4, 2022·5 min read

No Increased Risk of Brain Tumors for Mobile Phone Users

Study found no increased risk of developing brain tumors regardless of whether a person was a frequent cell phone user or if they had never used a cell phone before.

Brain Cancer Featured Neurology Neuroscience

·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.

Brain Cancer Featured Genetics Neurology

·March 28, 2018·5 min read

Aggressive Growth of Common Brain Tumor Linked to Single Gene

Researchers implicate the FOXM1 gene as a common driver in aggressive meningioma brain cancer.

Image shows brain scan of a meningioma brain tumor.

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·August 6, 2017·4 min read

Mapping Mutations That Drive Tumors in Childhood Cancer Survivors

Researchers have identified a specific rearrangement involving the NF2 gene that appears to cause radiation induced meningiomas. The Nature Communication study reports this mutation could be a basis for why many long term pediatric cancer survivors go on to develop brain tumors later in life.

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Brain Cancer Featured Neurology Open Neuroscience Articles

·May 3, 2017·4 min read

Surprising Link Discovered Between Blood Sugar and Brain Cancer

Diabetes and high blood sugar appears to lower a person's risk of developing glioma brain cancer, a new study suggests.

Image of a brain scan of a person with meningioma brain cancer.

Brain Cancer Featured

·September 17, 2015·2 min read

Obesity May Increase Risk of Meningioma Brain Cancer

Researchers report being obese or overweight could be a risk factor for developing meningioma brain cancer.

This image shows a contrast enhanced CT scan of the brain, demonstrating the appearance of a Meningioma.

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·November 3, 2014·3 min read

Radiation a Risk Factor for Meningioma Brain Tumors in Young People

Exposure to radiation appears to increase the risk of developing meningioma brain cancer in people under the age of 30, a new study reports.

Brain Cancer Featured

·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’.