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·May 3, 2021·5 min read

Low Doses of Radiation May Improve Quality of Life for Those With Severe Alzheimer’s

Patients with severe Alzheimer's disease experienced remarkable improvements in both behavior and cognition within days of receiving low-dose radiation treatment.

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·August 2, 2020·5 min read

New Approach to Improve Radiation Therapy Resistance in Glioblastoma

Glioblastoma brain cancer cells that are more resistant to radiation therapy have higher levels of purines. Reducing the level of purines made the cancer cells more sensitive to radiation.

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·May 1, 2020·3 min read

Schizophrenia drug combined with radiation shows promise in treating deadly brain tumors

Trifluoperazine, a dopamine receptor antagonist commonly prescribed for schizophrenia, used in combination with radiation therapy delays the growth of glioblastoma brain tumors and prolongs survival for brain cancer.

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·September 26, 2016·1 min read

Medulloblastoma Patients Should Receive Both Chemotherapy and Radiation Post Surgery

Researchers report improved survival rates in people who received chemotherapy postoperatively for medulloblastoma brain cancer.

This image shows before and after treatment brain scans for a patient with glioblastoma brain cancer.

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·August 17, 2015·4 min read

Reduced Gray Matter Volume Following Chemoradiation in Glioblastoma Patients

Researchers discover reduced gray matter volume and enlarged ventricular spaces in the brains of glioblastoma patients who have undergone chemoradiation therapies. The brain changes appear early and are progressive.