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Brain Cancer research articles are listed. Brain cancer news covers 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.

Brain Cancer Featured Neurology

·September 16, 2016·6 min read

Computer Program Beats Doctors at Distinguishing Brain Tumors from Radiation Changes

According to a new study, a computer program was almost twice as accurate as neuroradiologists in determining whether abnormal brain tissue seen on an MRI scan was due to radiation or brain cancer.

Brain Cancer Featured Neurology

·September 12, 2016·3 min read

Mechanism Behind Glioblastoma’s Influence on Immune System Explained

A new study reports glioblastoma influences microglia, causing them to stimulate tumor growth, rather than suppress it.

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Brain Cancer Featured Genetics

·September 6, 2016·4 min read

Hungry Cells on the Move

A new study reports researchers discover a signaling pathway that enables cells to reach their destinations through repulsion.

Brain Cancer Featured Neuroscience

·July 29, 2016·5 min read

Why Working the Night Shift Can Pose a Cancer Risk

A new study reports on a link between circadian cell disruption and cancerous tumor growth.

Brain Cancer Featured Neurology

·June 25, 2016·4 min read

Developing a New Treatment System for Brain Cancer

Researchers are developing nanocarriers that are twice as effective as liposomes at reaching glioblastoma brain tumors.

Brain Cancer Featured Neuroscience Videos Open Neuroscience Articles

·June 9, 2016·5 min read

Lab Test May Predict Glioblastoma Aggression and Spread

A newly developed lab test can predict how quickly and aggressively glioblastoma brain cancer might lethally spread.

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Brain Cancer Featured Psychology

·June 6, 2016·6 min read

Methotrexate Exposure Impacts Cognitive Processes Cancer Survivors Need to Multitask

According to researchers, pediatric leukemia patients exposed to high levels of methotrexate are more likely to have problems with mental flexibility and other cognitive skills as long term survivors.

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Brain Cancer Featured Neurology

·June 3, 2016·3 min read

Investigational Immunotherapy Drug Shrinks Tumors in High Risk Neuroblastoma Patients

Researchers report neuroblastoma tumors shrank in 80 percent of newly diagnosed, high risk patients involved in a clinical trail of an immunotherapy treatment.

Image shows a brain slice with a glioblastoma brain tumor.

Brain Cancer Featured Genetics

·May 25, 2016·3 min read

Immune System Genes Tied to Glioblastoma Brain Cancer Identified

A new study reports researchers have identified a group of immune system genes that could play a role in how long people live after developing glioblastoma.

Brain Cancer Featured Neuroscience

·May 25, 2016·3 min read

Study Investigates How the Chemo Brain May Develop

The release and uptake of dopamine and serotonin becomes sluggish in rat brains following chemotherapy, researchers report.

Brain Cancer Featured Neurology

·May 25, 2016·1 min read

3D Printing Brain Tumors to Improve Treatments

Researchers have developed a new 3D printing technique which can produce brain tumor cells that continue to grow rapidly and mimic the growth of real glioma tumors.

Image shows a glioblastoma tumor in a brain slice.

Brain Cancer Featured Neurology

·May 22, 2016·8 min read

Tiny Packages May Pack Powerful Treatment for Brain Tumors

A lipid nanocarrier small enough to pass the blood-brain barrier could be an effective method for delivering chemotherapy medications to help fight glioblastoma brain tumors, a new study reports.