A woman who was thought to have treatment-resistant depression was later found to have a tumour in her brain, according to an article published in BMJ Case Reports.
Dec 22, 2015
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Two characteristic features of malignant tumours are that they form massive blood vessels and bypass the immune system. A new cell culture technique allows the processes of tumour growth to be studied directly and in real ...
Dec 18, 2015
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New research carried out by drug delivery experts at The University of Nottingham has highlighted more advantages to using nanoparticles for the delivery of cancer drugs.
Dec 17, 2015
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A non-invasive, low cost blood test that could help doctors diagnose some types of malignant childhood tumour has been developed by researchers at the University of Cambridge and Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University ...
Dec 15, 2015
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Researchers develop new therapy to treat some of the most aggressive malignant brain tumours.
Dec 3, 2015
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The UK's performance on diagnosing brain tumours in children and young people has been transformed by new clinical guidelines and a national awareness campaign—taking it from one of the worst ranking countries in the world ...
Nov 3, 2015
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Scientists have discovered a protein that helps map the edge of brain tumours more clearly so they show up on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans, according to new research presented at the National Cancer Research Institute ...
Nov 3, 2015
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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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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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