Oncology & Cancer
Anti-anxiety drug may improve brain cancer survival chances
A new study shows that cerebrospinal fluid reduces current treatment efficacy in brain cancer and identifies new therapeutic opportunities.
Oct 25, 2023
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Brain Cancer
Oncology & Cancer
Preventing collateral damage in cancer treatment
Using a simple concept and a patented Sandia sensor that detects radioactive materials, a team at Sandia National Laboratories has developed a patch to stop damage to healthy tissue during proton radiotherapy, one of the ...
Oct 23, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Fiber boost could combat 'chemo brain' drain
Brain inflammation is a common side effect of ongoing chemotherapy and a catalyst for a range of debilitating physical and psychological symptoms for which there's no solution.
Oct 5, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Mutation-specific peptide vaccine against midline gliomas used in patients for the first time
Tumor vaccines can help the body fight cancer. These vaccines alert the patient's immune system to proteins that are carrying cancer-typical alterations.
Sep 21, 2023
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Neuroscience
Study finds 1 in 5 people on Medicare travel 50 or more miles to see a neurologist
Nearly one in five people on Medicare travel 50 or more miles one way to see a neurologist, a doctor who diagnoses and treats diseases of the brain and nervous system, according to research published in Neurology. The study ...
Sep 13, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Scientists hope AI will speed up brain tumor diagnosis
Artificial intelligence could raise hope of an early detection of brain tumors with the prospect of overcoming current limitations of diagnosis by conventional methods, new research suggests.
Aug 24, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Study shows the benefit of harnessing the body's own immune cells to fight brain cancer
Glioblastoma, the most common and deadly form of brain cancer, grows rapidly to invade and destroy healthy brain tissue. The tumor sends out cancerous tendrils into the brain that make surgical tumor removal extremely difficult ...
Aug 11, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Epigenetically guided cancer therapy: Targeting H3K27me3 loss in pediatric brain tumors
A new editorial paper titled "Targeting H3K27me3 loss in pediatric brain tumors—a perspective on epigenetically guided cancer therapy" has been published in Oncotarget.
Aug 2, 2023
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Health
Alcohol use, even at low levels, increases risk of developing disease, finds systematic review
Even low levels of alcohol use can increase the likelihood of developing diseases like cancer and heart disease. A systematic review of studies of the relationship between alcohol use and risk of disease published in Alcohol: ...
Jul 10, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Findings from disability weights measurement in China with a focus on the effect of disease burden
The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) is a systematic study that compares the magnitude of health losses to various diseases and injuries worldwide. Disability weights are crucial for quantifying health loss associated with ...
Jul 10, 2023
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