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Cytomegalovirus Might Speed Brain-Cancer Growth
June 1, 2013 — Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infects most middle-aged Americans but usually remains dormant in the body. This study indicates that, in mice, a mouse CMV speeds the progression of an aggressive form of brain ... > full story -
Oncogene Mutation Hijacks Splicing Process to Promote Growth and Survival
May 31, 2013 — Scientists have found that a singular gene mutation helps brain cancer cells to not just survive, but grow tumors rapidly by altering the splicing of genes that control cellular ... > full story -
Immune System to Fight Brain Tumors
May 30, 2013 — Research gives hope that one of the most serious types of brain tumor, glioblastoma multiforme, could be fought by the patients’ own immune system. The tumors are difficult to remove with ... > full story -
Modulating the Immune System to Combat Metastatic Cancer
May 24, 2013 — Researchers have found that regulatory T cells that infiltrate tumors express proteins that can be targeted with therapeutic ... > full story -
Cold Plasma Successful Against Brain Cancer Cells, Study Suggests
May 22, 2013 — For the first time, physicists, biologists and physicians demonstrated the synergistic effect of cold atmospheric plasma - a partly ionized gas - and chemo therapy on aggressive brain tumor cells. ... > full story -
Poliovirus Vaccine Trial Shows Early Promise for Recurrent Glioblastoma
May 21, 2013 — An attack on glioblastoma brain tumor cells that uses a modified poliovirus is showing encouraging results in an early study to establish the proper dose ... > full story -
Brain Makes Call on Which Ear Is Used for Cell Phone
May 16, 2013 — If you're a left-brain thinker, chances are you use your right hand to hold your cell phone up to your right ear, according to a newly published study. The study shows a strong correlation between ... > full story -
Scientists Find Mutation Driving Pediatric Brain Tumors
April 30, 2013 — A type of low-grade but sometimes lethal brain tumor in children has been found in many cases to contain an unusual mutation that may help to classify, diagnose and guide the treatment of the tumors, ... > full story -
Gene Sequencing Project Finds New Mutations to Blame for a Majority of Brain Tumor Subtype
April 14, 2013 — Scientists have advanced their understanding of the genetic defects underlying childhood low-grade gliomas and identifies promising new drug ... > full story -
Signature of Circulating Breast Tumor Cells That Spread to the Brain Found
April 10, 2013 — Some breast tumor circulating cells in the bloodstream are marked by a constellation of biomarkers that identify them as those destined to seed the brain with a deadly spread of cancer, said ... > full story
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