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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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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Medications
Diabetes drug could provide protection to children undergoing radiation for brain tumors
Radiation can be life-saving for a child with a brain tumor. But this therapy can also cause damage to the brain that leaves the child with deficits in cognitive function, including learning and memory challenges.
Apr 7, 2021
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Researchers identify the origin of a deadly brain cancer
Researchers at McGill University are hopeful that the identification of the origin and a specific gene needed for tumor growth could lead to new therapeutics to treat a deadly brain cancer that arises in teens and young adults. ...
Dec 15, 2020
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