News tagged with brain tumors

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Small molecules in the blood might gauge radiation effects after exposure

Ohio State University cancer researchers have identified molecules in the bloodstream that might accurately gauge the likelihood of radiation illness after exposure to ionizing radiation.

Cancer created Feb 25, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

'Chemo brain': Study finds fog-like condition related to chemotherapy's effect on new brain cells and rhythms

(Medical Xpress)—It's not unusual for cancer patients being treated with chemotherapy to complain about not being able to think clearly, connect thoughts or concentrate on daily tasks. The complaint – ...

Neuroscience created Feb 21, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Combo of Avastin, second drug shows promise fighting brain cancer, study finds

The drug bevacizumab, also known by the trade name Avastin, shrinks tumors briefly in patients with an aggressive brain cancer known as glioblastoma multiforme, but then they often grow again and spread throughout the brain ...

Cancer created Feb 14, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Brain activity linked to TNF inhibitor response in RA

(HealthDay)—Patients with rheumatoid arthritis who respond to tumor necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFi) show changes in activity in pain-related areas of the brain before clinical signs of improvement are ...

Arthritis & Rheumatism created Feb 12, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Potential treatment prevents damage from prolonged seizures

A new type of prophylactic treatment for brain injury following prolonged epileptic seizures has been developed by Emory University School of Medicine investigators.

Neuroscience created Feb 11, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

DAI provides potential imaging biomarker to indicate brain tumor response to RT

Diffusion abnormality index (DAI) shows promise as an imaging biomarker to measure brain tumor response to radiation therapy, according to research being presented at the 2013 Cancer Imaging and Radiation Therapy Symposium. ...

Cancer created Feb 08, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Subcortical damage is 'primary cause' of neurological deficits after 'awake craniotomy'

Injury to the subcortical structures of the inner brain is a major contributor to worsening neurological abnormalities after "awake craniotomy" for brain tumors, reports a study in the February issue of Neurosurgery, offi ...

Neuroscience created Feb 07, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Corticorelin acetate has steroid-sparing effect in brain cancer

(HealthDay)—Corticorelin acetate (CrA) administration to patients with peritumoral brain edema (PBE) allows the reduction of steroid doses and is associated with reduced incidence and severity of steroid-induced ...

Cancer created Feb 06, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

MicroRNA molecule may serve as biomarker, target for brain metastases in breast cancer patients

Researchers have identified two molecules that could potentially serve as biomarkers in predicting brain metastases in patients with breast cancer, according to data published in Cancer Research, a publication of the Americ ...

Cancer created Feb 05, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Epigenetic marker 5hmC opens door to studying its role in developmental disorders and disease

Nearly every cell in the human body carries a copy of the full human genome. So how is it that the cells that detect light in the human eye are so different from those of, say, the beating heart or the spleen?

Genetics created Feb 04, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Genetic landscape of common brain tumors holds key to personalized treatment

Nearly the entire genetic landscape of the most common form of brain tumor can be explained by abnormalities in just five genes, an international team of researchers led by Yale School of Medicine scientists report online ...

Cancer created Jan 24, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Gene sequencing project mines data once considered 'junk' for clues about cancer

Genome sequencing data once regarded as junk is now being used to gain important clues to help understand disease. The latest example comes from the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital – Washington University Pediatric ...

Cancer created Jan 24, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New method is first to predict brain cancer outcome and quickly show if therapy is effective

The critical question shortly after a brain cancer patient starts treatment: how well is it working? But there hasn't been a good way to gauge that.

Cancer created Jan 23, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Genomic sequencing identifies mutant 'drivers' of common brain tumor

Large-scale genomic sequencing has revealed two DNA mutations that appear to drive about 15 percent of brain tumors known as meningiomas, a finding that could lead to the first effective drug treatments for the tumors, report ...

Genetics created Jan 22, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Vaccines might become another way to fight cancer

(HealthDay)—Most people think of the flu when the word "vaccine" comes up in conversation, but several vaccines also exist to help prevent cancers.

Cancer created Jan 19, 2013 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast