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Brain Cancer research articles are listed. Brain cancer articles cover topics such as diagnosis, brain tumors, chemotherapy, gamma gnife technology, brain cancer treatments, glioblastomas, stem cell research, neurosurgery, medicine, genetics, neurology and other brain research.

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New drug combination shows promise for common pediatric brain tumor

Neuroscience NewsMarch 22, 2019

Combining carboplatin, a common chemotherapy drug, with everolimus, a drug that blocks mTOR, is effective at inducing apoptosis and slowing tumor growth in patients with pediatric low-grade glioma brain cancer.... Read More...

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Radiation After Surgery Triples Survival for Ependymoma, a Type of Pediatric Brain Tumor

Neuroscience NewsMarch 6, 2019

A study shows that postoperative radiation improves outcomes for children with ependymoma, even those with historically poor prognoses and the very young.... Read More...

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New AI Can Identify and Predict Development of Cancer Symptom Clusters

Neuroscience NewsFebruary 20, 2019

A newly developed AI is able to identify and predict the development of a combination of symptoms associated with chemotherapy. ... Read More...

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Immunotherapy Can Be Effective in Treating People with Recurrent Glioblastoma

Neuroscience NewsFebruary 11, 2019

Researchers report administering immunotherapy treatment prior to surgery for those with recurring glioblastoma brain cancer is more effective that using the treatment after surgery.... Read More...

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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Defeating Glioblastoma

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 25, 2019

Researchers have developed a new approach that uses microRNA in combination with chemotherapy to help treat glioblastoma brain cancer. In preclinical models, the approach increases survival of the deadly brain cancer five fold.... Read More...

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Targeted Treatment Shrinks Deadly Pediatric Brain Cancer Tumors

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 23, 2019

Researchers report a targeted therapy that blocks LSD1 effectively shrinks tumor size in mouse models of medulloblastoma, a form of pediatric brain cancer.... Read More...

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Genes Reveal Clues About People’s Potential Life Expectancy

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 19, 2019

Researchers report they are able to predict those who will live longer or die sooner than average based on examining their DNA.... Read More...

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Muscle Stem Cells Can Drive Cancer that Arises in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 15, 2019

Researchers report muscle stem cells may give rise to rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare cancer that affects the muscles in Duchenne muscular dystrophy. The study also identifies two genes linked to the tumor's growth. ... Read More...

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Herpes Virus and Tumors Evolved to Learn How to Manipulate the Same Ancient RNA

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 14, 2019

A new study reports herpes virus utilizes ancient RNA to proliferate, mimicking the same process tumors have been found to manipulate. The findings could have implications for new treatment options and also may shed light on neurodegenerative diseases. ... Read More...

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A Patient’s Sex Matters When it Comes to Brain Cancer

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 11, 2019

Researchers report our gender can determine longevity and response to treatment for glioblastoma brain cancer. The study reports male survival is determined by genes that control cell division, where as female survival is often determine by genes that regulate the ability of cancer cells to migrate to different brain areas.... Read More...

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New Immune System Regulators Revealed

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 10, 2019

Using CRISPR gene editing, researchers mapped important genes for helping T helper cells. The findings could help generate new treatments to activate the immune system against infection and to attack tumor cells.... Read More...

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How Drugs Can Minimize the Side Effects of Chemotherapy

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 10, 2019

Researchers have identified the 3D structure of a brain receptor that causes vomiting and nausea as a result of chemotherapy treatments for cancer. The same receptor also plays a critical role in pain perception, migraines and chronic itching.... Read More...

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Eating breakfast with parents is associated with positive body image for teenagers

New drug combination shows promise for common pediatric brain tumor

Sleep and aging: Two sides of one coin?

Neuroscience

New drug combination shows promise for common pediatric brain tumor

Sleep and aging: Two sides of one coin?

Child and adolescent anxiety could be linked to later alcohol problems

Neurology

New drug combination shows promise for common pediatric brain tumor

Researchers point to a common cause in sudden death syndromes

New study reshapes understanding of how the brain recovers from injury

AI

Brain-inspired AI inspires insights about the brain (and vice versa)

AI and MRIs at birth can predict cognitive development at age 2

A robotic leg, born without prior knowledge, learns to walk

Robotics

The robots that dementia caregivers want: Robots for joy, robots for sorrow

Seeing through a robot’s eyes helps those with profound motor impairments

A robotic leg, born without prior knowledge, learns to walk

Psychology

Eating breakfast with parents is associated with positive body image for teenagers

Child and adolescent anxiety could be linked to later alcohol problems

When neurons are out of shape, antidepressants may not work

Brain Cancer

New drug combination shows promise for common pediatric brain tumor

Radiation After Surgery Triples Survival for Ependymoma, a Type of Pediatric Brain Tumor

New AI Can Identify and Predict Development of Cancer Symptom Clusters

Immunotherapy Can Be Effective in Treating People with Recurrent Glioblastoma

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Defeating Glioblastoma

Targeted Treatment Shrinks Deadly Pediatric Brain Cancer Tumors

Genes Reveal Clues About People’s Potential Life Expectancy

Muscle Stem Cells Can Drive Cancer that Arises in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Herpes Virus and Tumors Evolved to Learn How to Manipulate the Same Ancient RNA

A Patient’s Sex Matters When it Comes to Brain Cancer

New Immune System Regulators Revealed

How Drugs Can Minimize the Side Effects of Chemotherapy