Brain CancerFeaturedNeurologyNeurosciencePsychology·May 1, 2020Schizophrenia drug combined with radiation shows promise in treating deadly brain tumorsTrifluoperazine, 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. Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 1, 2020New targets for childhood brain tumors identifiedNeurons and immune cells work together to promote tumor growth in neurofibromatosis type 1. Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·April 27, 2020A promising new treatment for recurrent pediatric brain cancerAdministering medulloblastoma specific CAR T cells into the cerebrospinal fluid was more effective than administering via the blood. Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·April 27, 2020CBD shows promise for fighting aggressive brain cancerCannabidiol (CBD) appears to slow the growth of glioblastoma brain cancer cells in both animal and human cell lines. CBD's anti-cancer actions target mitochondria, causing them to dysfunction and release harmful reactive oxygen species. Cancer cells treated with CBD exhibited significant decreases in mitochondrial activity. Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscience·April 16, 2020How ‘hypermutated’ malignant brain tumors escape chemotherapy and immunotherapyGlioma patients whose tumors were hypermutated showed no significant benefit when treated with checkpoint blockers. Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 14, 2020How advancing glioma cells scramble brain function and blood flowGlioma brain tumors disrupt neural synchrony between bilateral cortical regions. The findings provide new insight into the association between seizures and tumor progression. Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceneurotech·April 10, 2020Optical imaging technology may help surgeons better treat cancer and brain diseasesA new optical imaging tool allows surgeons to map out cancerous tumors and helps to provide a better understanding of how diseases affect brain activity. Read More
Brain CancerElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 6, 2020Brain tumors impact normally helpful cellsGlioma brain tumors alter the function of astrocytes, possibly contributing to seizures many brain cancer patients experience. Astrocytes encasing gliomas exhibit different molecular signatures based on their proximity to the cancer cells. Those directly touching the cancer cells become elongated and swollen, mimicking the astrocyte's response to other epilepsy-related brain injuries. Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·April 2, 2020Common vitamin combined with chemotherapy helps immune cells attack glioblastomaCombining niacin, or vitamin B3, with chemotherapy, helped slow the progression and increase life span in mouse models of glioblastoma. Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscience·April 1, 2020Inherited mutation can predispose children to a type of brain tumorThe ELP1 gene is abnormally mutated in the germline DNA of 15% of children with the Sonic Hedgehog subgroup of medulloblastoma brain cancer. Read More
artificial intelligenceBrain Cancerdeep learningFeaturedmachine learningNeurologyNeuroscienceneurotech·March 27, 2020Machine learning helps doctors diagnose severity of brain tumorsA new machine learning algorithm can predict which tumors were lower-grade gliomas or glioblastoma brain cancer with a high degree of accuracy. Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 25, 2020Lung cancer therapy may improve outcomes of metastatic brain cancerMedications commonly used to treat non-small cell lung cancer that has metastasized may have therapeutic benefits for patients with metastatic brain cancers. Read More
