New Research Promises Advances to Brain Cancer Treatment
Zachy Hennessey via Israel21c – By starving tumors of glucose, researchers may have found an innovative way of selectively killing cancer cells while sparing healthy ones. A team of researchers at Ben-Gurion…
The Cognitive Side Effects of Radiation Treatment
Benedette Cuffari, M.Sc. via News-Medical – Although radiation treatment is one of the primary methods to treat both brain tumors and brain metastases, it can be associated with several adverse effects that…
Do Cell Phones Affect Cognitive Function?
Michael Greger M.D. FACLM via Nutrition Facts – The World Health Organization concluded that cell phone radiation may cause brain tumors, but what about effects on cognitive function? “At present, we do…
Asthma May Reduce Risk of Brain Tumors — But How?
Washington University in St. Louis via Newswise – There’s not much good that can be said about asthma, a breathing disease in which the airways become narrowed and inflamed. But there’s this:…
Targeted Drug Combination Shows Unprecedented Activity in Some Highly Aggressive Brain Tumors
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute via Newswise – A combination of two targeted cancer drugs showed unprecedented, “clinically meaningful” activity in patients with highly malignant brain tumors that carried a rare genetic mutation, according…
Research Breakthrough Could Mean Better Treatment for Patients with Most Deadly Form of Brain Tumor
Queen Mary University of London via Newswise – Scientists studying the most common and aggressive type of brain tumour in adults have discovered a new way of analysing diseased and healthy cells…
Cure for Deadly Brain Cancer May Be on Its Way
Brian Blum via Israel21c – Glioblastoma is a particularly aggressive form of brain cancer, accounting for half of all primary brain cancers. It has a 40 percent survival rate after a…
Scientist Uses Microbubbles to Explode Cancer Cells
Naama Barak via Israel21c – An international team of researchers led by an Israeli scientist has developed a noninvasive technology to kill breast cancer cells, an innovation that in the future could…
Seismic Imaging Technology Could Deliver Finely Detailed Images of the Human Brain
Imperial College London via EurekAlert – The Imperial College London and UCL researchers say their proof-of-concept study, published today in npj Digital Medicine, paves the way for the development of…
New Treatment for Brain Tumors Uses Electrospun Fiber
University of Cincinnati via EurekAlert – Researchers with the University of Cincinnati used coaxial electrospinning to create a treatment for glioblastoma multiforme. A novel engineering process can deliver a safe…
Neurons Promote Growth of Brain Tumor Cells
German Cancer Research Center via EurekAlert – Glioblastomas invade the healthy brain in a diffuse pattern like a fungal network. As a result, they cannot be completely removed by surgery,…