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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

·July 23, 2013·3 min read

Researchers Develop New Approach for Studying Deadly Brain Cancer

Researchers discover a way to adjust the malignancy of glioma brain cancer cells in a newly developed 3D hydrogel. The new material mimics the conditions in the brain.

The image shows a brain slice with glioblastoma cancer.

Brain Cancer Featured

·July 17, 2013·2 min read

Nano Drug Crosses Blood-Brain Tumor Barrier, Targets Brain Tumor Cells and Blood Vessels

An experimental nanotechnology drug crosses the blood-brain barrier and targets brain tumor cells, a new study suggests. The drug also blocks the growth of tumor blood vessels.

The image is a magnetic resonance image (MRI) of a sagittal view revealing a mass in the brain that was later shown to be glioblastoma.

Brain Cancer Featured

·July 1, 2013·3 min read

Brain-Penetrating Particle Attacks Deadly Tumors

Researchers have developed a new approach for treating glioblastoma brain cancer. The findings are shown to extend the life of animals treated for the cancer.

This is an image of glioblastoma cancer cells.

Brain Cancer Featured

·June 25, 2013·3 min read

Brain Cancer: Hunger for Amino Acids Makes It More Aggressive

Researchers discover an enzyme, IDH, which facilitates the breakdown of specific amino acids makes glioblastoma brain cancer particularly aggressive.

The diagram shows head and neck regions associated with cancer.

Brain Cancer Featured

·June 18, 2013·2 min read

Study Shows How the Nanog Protein Promotes Growth of Head and Neck Cancer

Researchers have identified a biochemical pathway in cancer stem cells which are essential for the development of head and neck cancers.

A brain slice with glioblastoma multiforme

Brain Cancer Featured

·June 13, 2013·3 min read

Metabolic Molecule Drives Growth Of Aggressive Brain Cancer

Researchers have identified an abnormal metabolic pathway which drives cancer cell growth in particular glioblastoma brain cancer subtypes.

The image shows an MRI scan of a patient with brain cancer. The tumor is highlighted in blue.

Brain Cancer Featured

·May 14, 2013·4 min read

New Drug Enhances Radiation Treatment for Brain Cancer in Preclinical Studies

A new drug could help increase the effectiveness of radiation therapy for patients with glioblastoma multiforme, the most deadly form of brain cancer. The ATM kinase inhibitor, in combination with radiation therapy, helped significantly extend survival rates in mouse models of GBM.

The image is a brain scan of a patient with recurrent glioblastoma.

Brain Cancer Featured

·March 12, 2013·3 min read

Using Fat to Fight Brain Cancer

Researchers discover stem cells from a patient's own fat could potentially deliver new treatments directly to the brain after the removal of a glioblastoma, the most common form of brain cancer.

The image appears to show the L3MBTL3 protein. The caption best describes the image.

Brain Cancer Featured

·March 1, 2013·3 min read

New Chemical Probe Provides Tool to Investigate Role of Malignant Brain Tumor Domains

Researchers announce the discovery of a chemical probe, UNC1215, which could be used to investigate the function of malignant brain tumor domain proteins.

The image shows an MRI scan of a glioblastoma multiforme in a human brain.

Brain Cancer Featured

·February 26, 2013·3 min read

Novel Combination Therapy Shuts Down Escape Route, Killing Glioblastoma Tumor Cells

A new study discovers molecular pathways that could lead to new targeted therapies which may potentially treat Glioblastoma, the most common and lethal form of brain cancer in adults.

The image shows a chalk outline of a human head surrounded by question marks.

Brain Cancer Featured

·February 21, 2013·2 min read

Neuroscientist Sheds Light on Cause for ‘Chemo Brain’

A new study argues that prolonged chemotherapy decreases the development of new brain cells, and disrupts ongoing brain rhythms in the part of the brain responsible for making new memories.