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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.

Scientists ‘reverse engineer’ brain cancer cells to find new targets for treatment

Neuroscience NewsApril 16, 2019

Using CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing, researchers identified actionable pathways responsible for the growth of glioblastoma stem cells. By reverse engineering brain cancer cells, multiple potential new targets for cancer treatments have been uncovered.... Read More...

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Shutting down deadly pediatric brain cancer at its earliest moments

Neuroscience NewsApril 11, 2019

Dysregulation of Zfp36l1 causes neural lineage progenitor cells to grow rapidly, taking on the properties of fast growing stem cells as they become cancerous.... Read More...

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New hope for treating childhood brain cancer

Neuroscience NewsApril 6, 2019

DIPG cancer cells exposed to MI-2 fail to maintain healthy levels of cholesterol and die quickly, by inhibiting lanosterol synthase. Additionally, while MI-2 destroys glioma cancer cells, the drug does not damage healthy brain cells.... Read More...

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New glioblastoma vaccine shows promising results in phase Ib clinical trial

Neuroscience NewsMarch 31, 2019

A new vaccine for glioblastoma brain cancer suspends tumor growth and is well tolerated by patients, according to the results of an early phase clinical trial.... Read More...

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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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Brain Cancer

Scientists ‘reverse engineer’ brain cancer cells to find new targets for treatment

Shutting down deadly pediatric brain cancer at its earliest moments

New hope for treating childhood brain cancer

New glioblastoma vaccine shows promising results in phase Ib clinical trial

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