News tagged with pediatric brain tumors
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
Jan 24, 2013 |
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Study offers clues to cause of kids' brain tumors
(Medical Xpress)—Insights from a genetic condition that causes brain cancer are helping scientists better understand the most common type of brain tumor in children.
Genetics
Nov 16, 2012 |
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Using unique combination of diet and radiation therapy, researchers successfully destroy brain tumor cells
A team of brain cancer researchers at Barrow Neurological Institute at St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center has effectively treated brain tumor cells using a unique combination of diet and radiation therapy. The study, ...
Cancer
Dec 04, 2012 |
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Scientists find mutation driving pediatric brain tumors
A type of low-grade but sometimes lethal brain tumor in children has been found in many cases to contain an unusual mutation that may help to classify, diagnose and guide the treatment of the tumors, report scientists at ...
Genetics
Apr 30, 2013 |
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