A Potential New Treatment for Brain Tumors
University of Cincinnati via Newswise – A research question posed in Pankaj Desai’s lab has led to a decade of research, a clinical trial and major national funding to further investigate…
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…
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…
Sleeper Cells: Newly Discovered Stem Cell Resting Phase Could Put Brain Tumors to Sleep
Arizona State University via EurekAlert – Christopher Plaisier, an assistant professor of biomedical engineering in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University, and Samantha O’Connor, a biomedical…
Targeted Delivery of Highly Toxic Anti-Cancer Drug to Brain Tumors
University of Houston via EurekAlert – With a survival rate of only five years, the most common and aggressive form of primary brain tumor, glioblastoma multiforme, is notoriously hard to treat…
Schizophrenia Drug Combined with Radiation Shows Promise in Treating Deadly Brain Tumors
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences via Newswise – Researchers at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center and colleagues have found that adding a drug once commonly used to…
Brain Tumor Surgery that Pushes Boundaries Boosts Patients Survival
UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center via NewsWise – Survival may more than double for adults with glioblastoma, the most common and deadly type of brain tumor, if neurosurgeons…
Scientists Breach Brain Barriers to Attack Tumors
Yale University via Science Daily – The brain is equipped with barriers designed to keep out dangerous pathogens. Researchers have now found a novel way to circumvent the brain’s natural…
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,…
