Oncology & Cancer
Scientists discover chemical which can kill glioblastoma cells
Aggressive brain tumour cells taken from patients self-destructed after being exposed to a chemical in laboratory tests, researchers have shown.
Aug 15, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Virus could treat brain tumours by boosting immune system
A virus injected directly into the bloodstream could be used to treat people with aggressive brain tumours, a major new study reports.
Jan 3, 2018
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Neuroscience
New insights into fruit fly cell regulation may offer clues for treating brain tumors
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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Oncology & Cancer
Research team develops new AI tool to help classify brain tumors
A new AI tool to more quickly and accurately classify brain tumors has been developed by researchers at The Australian National University (ANU).
May 17, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Study shows DNA organization can influence the growth of deadly brain tumors in response to neuronal signals
A pioneering study at Umeå University, Sweden, has unveiled that the 3D organization of DNA can influence the progression of the aggressive brain tumor known as glioblastoma. Having identified the factors that glioblastoma ...
Oct 31, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Scientists reveal how different cancer cells 'team up' to help incurable childhood brain tumor spread
Scientists have shed light on how different types of cancer cells in an aggressive childhood brain cancer interact and work together to spread.
Feb 27, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
No increased risk of brain tumors for mobile phone users, new study finds
Longstanding fears that using mobile phones may increase the risk of developing a brain tumor have been reignited recently by the launch of 5G (fifth generation) mobile wireless technologies. Mobile phones emit radiofrequency ...
Mar 30, 2022
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Medical research
Scientists can detect brain tumours using a simple urine or blood plasma test
Researchers from the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute have developed two tests that can detect the presence of glioma, a type of brain tumor, in patient urine or blood plasma.
Jul 26, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Possible origin of neuroblastoma in the adrenal glands discovered
Neuroblastoma is a childhood cancer, most commonly affecting children aged between two to three and can be fatal. Since the tumor cells resemble certain cells in the adrenal glands, a joint research group from MedUni Vienna's ...
May 7, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Aggressive brain tumors can mimic normal brain repair processes
Scientists at the UCL have made a 'surprising' discovery that glioblastoma, an aggressive brain cancer, mimics normal brain repair in white matter, which leads to the tumor becoming less malignant.
May 6, 2021
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