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Non-Invasive Mapping Helps to Localize Language Centers Before Brain Surgery
April 8, 2013 A new functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) technique may provide neurosurgeons with a non-invasive tool to help in mapping critical areas of the brain before surgery, reports a new ... > full story -
A Hijacking of Healthy Cellular Circuits
April 8, 2013 Scientists have identified a unique mechanism by which glioblastoma cells develop resistance to drugs that target EGFR ... > full story -
KDM1 May Represent a New Therapeutic Target for Glioma
April 7, 2013 Researchers have generated preclinical data demonstrating that the protein KDM1, which functions as a lysine demethylase, is a potential target for glioma treatment, according to new ... > full story -
New Minimally Invasive, MRI-Guided Laser Treatment for Brain Tumor Found to Be Promising in Study
April 5, 2013 The first-in-human study of the NeuroBlate Thermal Therapy System finds that it appears to provide a new, safe and minimally invasive procedure for treating recurrent glioblastoma, a malignant type ... > full story -
Personalized Brain Mapping Technique Preserves Function Following Brain Tumor Surgery
April 1, 2013 In a new paper, researchers review research showing that this ability to visualize relevant white matter tracts during glioma resection surgeries can improve ... > full story -
'Novel, Effective' Brain Cancer Treatment Using Genetic Material from Bone Marrow Cells
April 1, 2013 In a first-of-its-kind experiment using microvesicles generated from mesenchymal bone marrow cells (MSCs) to treat cancer, neurological researchers have discovered a novel approach for treatment of ... > full story -
Details of Gene Pathways Suggest Fine-Tuning Drugs for Child Brain Tumors
March 26, 2013 Pediatric researchers, investigating the biology of brain tumors in children, are finding that crucial differences in how the same gene is mutated may call for different ... > full story -
Brain Tumor Cells Killed by Anti-Nausea Drug
March 19, 2013 New research has shown for the first time that the growth of brain tumors can be halted by a drug currently being used to help patients recover from the side effects of ... > full story -
Immortality Gene Mutation Identifies Brain Tumors and Other Cancers
March 18, 2013 Newly identified mutations in a gene that makes cells immortal appear to play a pivotal role in three of the most common types of brain tumors, as well as cancers of the liver, tongue and urinary ... > full story -
Using Fat to Fight Brain Cancer: Stem Cells from Human Adipose Tissue Used to Chase Migrating Cancer Cells
March 12, 2013 In laboratory studies, researchers say they have found that stem cells from a patient's own fat may have the potential to deliver new treatments directly into the brain after the surgical removal of ... > full story
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