Brain CancerFeaturedNeurology·September 26, 2016·1 min readMedulloblastoma Patients Should Receive Both Chemotherapy and Radiation Post SurgeryResearchers report improved survival rates in people who received chemotherapy postoperatively for medulloblastoma brain cancer.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 3, 2016·3 min readTransplanted Nerve Cells Survive 25 Years in Parkinson’s PatientResearchers report transplanted nerve cells can survive for a number of years and restore dopamine production in Parkinson's patients.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·February 26, 2016·4 min readCould Deep Brain Stimulation Help Treat Alzheimer’s Disease?A pioneering study is underway to test the effectiveness of deep brain stimulation in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 24, 2016·6 min readLaser Technology Opens Blood-Brain Barrier to ChemotherapyResearchers have successfully bypassed the blood-brain barrier using a laser probe to help deliver chemotherapy drugs to glioblastoma patients.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 18, 2016·5 min readDissolvable, Wireless Sensors to Monitor the Brain InjuryResearchers have developed wireless brain sensors that monitor intracranial pressure and temperature before being absorbed by the body.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 28, 2015·4 min readHypnosis May Help Reduce Trauma Associated With ‘Awake Surgeries’ for Brain Cancer PatientsResearchers report hypnotism appears to reduce the impact of unpleasant events during 'awake surgeries' for brain cancer.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·November 16, 2015·5 min readHelping Surgeons Save Lives With New Microscope TechnologyA new microscope technology promises to help surgeons perform operations with better precision.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 8, 2015·6 min readHand and Arm Movement Restored to Quadriplegic PatientsSurgeons use a pioneering new technique to effectively restore arm and hand movement to quadriplegic patients, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 22, 2015·3 min readResearchers Identify Possible Physiological Cause of Brain Deficits with AgingA new study appears to support the neural noise hypothesis, which proposes the signal to noise ratio in neural circuits diminishes with aging.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 15, 2015·8 min readBest Candidates for Fetal Spina Bifida Surgery May Be Identified Through Brain ScansA new study reports fetuses with enlarged ventricles may be less likely to benefit from prenatal surgery to treat spina bifida than other fetuses, and are more likely to require a second surgery to relieve a build up of pressure on the brain.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 3, 2015·2 min readTiny 3D Camera Offers Brain Surgery InnovationAn endoscope with a tiny 3D camera is being developed by NASA that could help neurosurgeons better see the intricacies of brain tissue.Read More
Brain CancerFeatured·July 14, 2015·2 min readNew Classification System for Brain TumorsResearchers have created a simple radiological method to predict the development of gliomas.Read More
