If there is one technique used by the physician to explore the human body during every medical examination in order to make a diagnosis or prescribe further tests, it is palpation. By its nature, however, the brain cannot ...
Oct 7, 2015
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A new MedUni Vienna study conducted in the Comprehensive Cancer Centre (CCC) Vienna shows that certain laboratory results, which have previously not been used specifically for this purpose, can help to predict survival in ...
Sep 25, 2015
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In 2004, Dr Richard Ellenbogen spent almost 20 hours operating on a 17-year-old girl with a brain tumour. He ended up leaving a big piece of the tumour behind, mistaking it for normal brain tissue. Less than a year after ...
Sep 1, 2015
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Cancer Research UK, the National Cancer Registration Service (NCRS) and brain tumour support charity, brainstrust, have teamed up to offer cancer patients easy access to their treatment records after early research reveals ...
Jun 12, 2015
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Scientists have identified a gene mutation linked to the development of an aggressive form of brain cancer.
Jun 12, 2015
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Breastfeeding could help reduce the risk of acute lymphoblastic leukemia in children, according to a WA-led study.
Mar 20, 2015
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Since January 2014, the HELICOID project has been developing hyperspectral imaging technologies capable of differentiating between healthy and diseased tissues. The February 2015 meeting in Brussels enabled project partners ...
Mar 6, 2015
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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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Cancer deaths in children and young people have fallen by 58 per cent in the past 40 years, according to new figures announced by Cancer Research UK today.
Jan 22, 2015
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Children born to parents who work with paints, glues and other industrial solvents are more likely to develop brain tumours, WA researchers have found.
Dec 8, 2014
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