Brain CancerFeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·March 8, 2021·6 min readHow Night Shift Work Increases Cancer RiskNight-shifts destroy the natural 24-hour biological rhythm in the activity of certain cancer-related genes, resulting in more vulnerability to DNA damage and causing a mistiming in the DNA repair mechanisms in shift workers.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 23, 2021·4 min readA New Strategy for Fighting Brain CancerStudy shows how cholesterol becomes dysregulated in brain cancer cells and reports the gene responsible for the dysregulation could be a potential target to help treat glioblastoma brain cancer.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 24, 2021·6 min readMutation-Specific Brain Cancer Vaccine TestedResearchers have carried out clinical trials to test a mutation-specific vaccine against malignant brain tumors. The vaccine has been found to be safe and effective in triggering the desired immune response in the brain cancer tumors.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·March 30, 2021·5 min readBespoke Neuroblastoma Therapy Weaponizes Cell MetabolismTwo existing medications show promise in the treatment of the deadly childhood cancer, neuroblastoma. Phenformin and AZD3965 exploit the metabolic hunger of the disease to kill cancer cells without inflicting excessive damage to healthy tissue.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·April 1, 2021·7 min readChemo for Glioblastoma May Work Better in Morning Than EveningAdministering the chemotherapy drug temozolomide to glioblastoma brain cancer patients in the morning may enhance the cancer-fighting effects. The study demonstrates the timing of chemotherapy could have a significant impact on treatment for glioblastoma patients.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·April 15, 2021·5 min readAn Ion Pump to Deliver Chemotherapy Agents to the BrainA newly developed ion pump can deliver cancer-fighting drugs more accurately, and with fewer side effects than conventional chemotherapy, to those with glioblastoma brain cancer.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·April 29, 2021·3 min readMen’s Loneliness Linked to an Increased Risk of CancerLoneliness in middle-aged men increased the risk of them developing cancer by 10%.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 6, 2021·4 min readAggressive Brain Tumors Can Mimic Normal Brain Repair ProcessesGlioblastoma can mimic the normal repair of white matter in the brain, causing the tumor to become less malignant. Additionally, a drug commonly prescribed for asthma can help suppress glioblastoma growth in mouse models.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 11, 2021·4 min readTumor-Promoting Immune Cells Retrained to Fight Most Aggressive Type of Brain CancerCombining αGITR antibodies with ICBs resulted in stronger survival benefits in mouse models of human glioblastoma brain cancer.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·May 26, 2021·6 min readBrain Tumors Caused by Normal Neuron Activity in Mice Predisposed to Such TumorsNeural activity plays an underappreciated role in the development and growth of nervous system cancers, a new study reports.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscience·June 10, 2021·4 min readCould Naked Mole Rats Hold Key to Curing Cancer and Dementia?Naked mole rats have a unique DNA repair mechanism that prevents them from developing cancers and neurodegenerative disorders, researchers say.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·June 11, 2021·4 min readAn Omega-3 That’s Poison for TumorsCommonly associated with helping improve brain function, the omega 3 fatty acid DHA may have another, previously unknown benefit. A new study reports DHA and other related fatty acids may help slow the development of cancerous tumors.Read More
