Scientists find promising drug combination against lethal childhood brain cancers
Researchers have discovered a pair of drugs that work together to kill cancer cells and counter genetic mutations that cause diffuse midline gliomas.... Read More...
Brain Cancer
Brain Cancer research articles are listed. Brain cancer articles cover topics such as diagnosis, brain tumors, chemotherapy, gamma knife technology, brain cancer treatments, glioblastomas, stem cell research, neurosurgery, medicine, genetics, neurology, and other brain research.
Non-coding DNA located outside chromosomes may help drive glioblastoma
Extra DNA is critical for maintaining cancer-causing gene activation and supporting the cancer cell's ability to survive.... Read More...
Key gene in familial Alzheimer’s disease regulates neuronal development
Researchers identify a new cell mechanism that connects Alzheimer's disease and cancers.... Read More...
A possible gut-brain connection to ‘chemo brain’
Manipulating gut bacteria in mice before chemotherapy reduces the mental fog of "chemo brain."... Read More...
Study finds age hinders cancer development
Alterations associated with aging and cellular senescence may be linked to a decrease in cell proliferation, while cancer shifts towards increased cell division. The study challenges the traditional view that cancer risks increase as we age, finding the aging process may suppress the development of cancer.... Read More...
Predicting cancer versus autism risk in PTEN patients
A metabolite has been identified that can predict whether people with PTEN mutations will develop cancer or ASD.... Read More...
Brain tumors form synapses with healthy neurons
Stanford researchers made a groundbreaking discovery about brain tumors. The study reports high-grade gliomas form synapses which hijack electrical signals from healthy neurons in the brain, promoting tumor growth. Interrupting the signals with a drug currently used to treat epilepsy reduces the tumor growth in mouse models.... Read More...
Is there a link between cell phones and brain cancer?
A new study raises questions about the link between cell phone use and an increased risk of developing brain cancer. Researchers found little evidence to suggest the rate of brain cancer incidents has risen in any age group as a result of cell phone usage.... Read More...
How lymphoma cells metastasize to the brain
In aging mice, chronic inflammatory processes lead lymphoma cells which entered the brain to be retained, rather than released directly back into the blood.... Read More...
Existing drug could treat aggressive brain cancer
Surfen, a compound molecule used for drug delivery of insulin could block tumor growth for patients with glioblastoma brain cancer.... Read More...
Cracking the code of a brain cancer that keeps coming back
Using computer assisted technology to map cell types and molecular cascades, researchers have discovered potential new treatment strategies for recurrent Sonic Hedgehog Medulloblastoma.... Read More...
Researchers take aim at circadian clock in deadly brain cancer
Glioblastoma stem cells' circadian clocks ramp up the cells' metabolism, making them stronger, more resistant to treatment, and able to divide and multiply more rapidly. By targeting the stem cells with a small molecule drug, researchers found mice models lived longer and their tumors shrank.... Read More...