Microglia are the immune system's front-line enforcers in the brain. They are cells that patrol the brain and destroy anything harmful that they encounter, from invading bacteria to cellular debris. They also remove plaques ...
Aug 16, 2024
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QIMR Berghofer researchers have developed super-charged immune cells that could potentially improve glioblastoma survival by fighting the deadly brain cancer and preventing its recurrence.
Aug 8, 2024
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A new drug for treatment of a type of brain cancer, called IDH-mutant low-grade glioma, was approved Aug. 6 by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The promising new drug stems from a 2008 genetic discovery made at ...
Aug 7, 2024
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Peter Mac researchers have discovered new insights into neural stem cell development in fruit flies that may provide answers on how brain tumors grow in humans.
Aug 1, 2024
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A study published in Nature reveals the functional relevance of tumor-neuron interactions that regulate the growth of ependymoma brain tumors. The study, conducted by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and St. Jude ...
Jul 31, 2024
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Tackling brain cancer is complicated, but recent research could help add another tool to the cancer-fighting arsenal. A team from Georgia Tech and Virginia Tech has published a paper in APL Bioengineering that explores a ...
Jul 17, 2024
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When low doses of cancer drugs are administered continuously near malignant brain tumors using so-called iontronic technology, cancer cell growth drastically decreases. Researchers at Linköping University, Sweden, and the ...
Jun 19, 2024
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Penn Medicine's patients of color are far less likely than white patients to receive a novel gene therapy pioneered there and hailed as a cure for some blood cancers, new research shows.
Jun 11, 2024
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Brain cancer is difficult to treat when it starts growing, and a prevalent type, known as a glioma, has a poor five-year survival rate. In a new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Mayo Clinic ...
May 30, 2024
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Lucy, with her boundless puppy-like energy even at 12 years old, is more than just a pet to Susan Ketcham. She's now part of a research project that could transform the way we treat brain cancer—in both dogs and humans.
May 22, 2024
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