Oncology & Cancer
First in human nanotherapy brain cancer trial launched at CTRC
David Williams is the first human being ever to have a new radiation treatment implanted in the center of his brain tumor.
Mar 17, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Scientists describe novel drug mechanism that fights brain cancer
Researchers at UC Davis have developed and characterized a molecule that interferes with the internal regulation of cancer cells, causing them to self-destruct. This novel mechanism was found to be effective against glioma ...
Mar 4, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Study shows why some brain cancers resist treatment
Scientists at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center may have discovered why some brain cancer patients develop resistance to standard treatments including radiation and the chemotherapy agent temozolomide.
Mar 2, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Mobile phones not causing increase in brain tumors, according to new study
The risk of brain tumours has not changed significantly with increased mobile phone use, according to new research from the University of Auckland.
Mar 2, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Cancer drug first tested in pet dogs begins human trials
A new drug that prompts cancer cells to self-destruct while sparing healthy cells is now entering phase I clinical trials in humans. The drug, called PAC-1, first showed promise in the treatment of pet dogs with spontaneously ...
Feb 26, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Gene regulatory path revealed as target for therapy of aggressive pediatric brain cancer
Working with cells taken from children with a very rare but ferocious form of brain cancer, Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center scientists have identified a genetic pathway that acts as a master regulator of thousands of other ...
Feb 24, 2015
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Medical research
Findings pinpoint modules that regulate glioblastoma genes
Researchers at the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC), Moores Cancer Center, and Department of Neurosciences at the University of California, San Diego, have shown for the first time a pyramid hierarchical network of "coherent ...
Feb 20, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Development of personalized cellular therapy for brain cancer
Immune cells engineered to seek out and attack a type of deadly brain cancer were found to be both safe and effective at controlling tumor growth in mice that were treated with these modified cells, according to a study published ...
Feb 18, 2015
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Medical research
Revolutionary new probe zooms in on cancer cells
Brain cancer patients may live longer thanks to a new cancer-detection method developed by researchers at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital - The Neuro, at McGill University and the MUHC, and Polytechnique ...
Feb 11, 2015
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Medical research
UM brain disorder research moves toward clinical testing
University of Montana is one step closer to turning a discovery into a drug. Promentis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. recently announced it will enter an exclusive agreement with UM to commercialize a discovery made by a team of UM ...
Feb 10, 2015
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