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. ...
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Patients with Alzheimer's disease have a higher risk of developing glioblastoma and a lower risk of lung cancer. A paper published in Scientific Reports by researchers from the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO), ...
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The shortest distance between two points is a straight line, but that doesn't mean the most direct route will yield the best results.
Mar 21, 2019
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(Medical Xpress) -- Scientists at the University of Dundee studying an important tumour suppressor, which is involved in at least a quarter of all cancers, have uncovered new ways in which it works.
Feb 24, 2012
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Brain cancer in infants is biologically distinct from other childhood brain tumours and could be successfully treated with targeted drugs, a new study has shown.
Apr 2, 2020
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Age and body mass index are among the factors that have a significant impact on the clinical course of a particular type of brain tumor, known as pilocytic astrocytoma, in adult patients. This was the main finding of one ...
Sep 30, 2020
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Scientists have embarked on a new study aimed at developing a vaccine to target the most deadly form of brain tumour.
Jun 6, 2016
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Children with incurable brain tumours could benefit from potentially life-extending treatment if genetic testing was used to personalise therapy as it is in many adults, major new research reports.
May 14, 2018
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Lack of oxygen and specific changes in the microvascular architecture are often undetected and comprise early indications of the return of a brain tumor following previous surgical intervention. This was the result of a study ...
Jan 27, 2021
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Thirty years ago, Professor Richard Gilbertson pledged to implement a 15 per cent reduction in mortality from children's brain cancer. This is the story of what happened next.
Nov 14, 2016
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