Posts Tagged ‘brain cancer’
Glowing particles in the blood may help diagnose and monitor brain cancer
A chemical that has improved surgeries for brain cancer by making tumor cells fluorescent may also help doctors safely diagnose the disease and monitor its response to treatment, …
Read Full ArticleScientists create brain-mimicking environment to grow 3D tissue models of brain tumors
Researchers have developed three-dimensional (3D) human tissue culture models of pediatric and adult brain cancers in a brain-mimicking microenvironment, …
Read Full ArticleThe ‘Goldilocks’ principle for curing brain cancer
Researchers combine ultrasound with engineered glass particles to boost the effectiveness of immunotherapy to combat brain cancer. …
Read Full ArticleMetabolic inhibitor extends survival in mice with certain pediatric brain tumors
Versions of an antibiotic drug called DON first isolated from soil bacteria more than 60 years ago have shown promising signs of extending survival in mice models of especially lethal pediatric brain tumors …
Read Full ArticleExisting drug could treat aggressive brain cancer
A research team found that a compound molecule used for drug delivery of insulin could be used to treat glioblastoma, an aggressive, usually fatal form of brain cancer. …
Read Full ArticleDelivering immunotherapy directly to brain tumors
A new study gives insight into how immunotherapies, treatments that help the body’s immune system fight cancer, might one day be delivered directly to the brain in order to treat brain tumors. …
Read Full ArticleInternational team discovers unique pathway for treating deadly children’s brain cancer
An international team of researchers has discovered a new pathway that may improve success against an incurable type of children’s brain cancer. …
Read Full ArticleAggressive brain tumor could be diagnosed with simple blood test in future
Research identifying novel biomarkers of glioblastoma within bodily fluids, means blood test could be developed to detect tumor in future. …
Read Full ArticleNon-invasive electrical stimulation alters blood flow in brain tumors
In a first-of-its kind study, neurologists tested the use of non-invasive electrical stimulation as a novel therapeutic approach to brain tumors. …
Read Full ArticleSingle-cell sequencing reveals glioblastoma’s shape-shifting nature
Single-cell gene expression profiling of glioblastoma tumors reveals the underlying basis for treatment resistance. …
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