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People With Allergies May Have Lower Risk of Brain Tumors
August 3, 2012 New research adds to the growing body of evidence suggesting that there's a link between allergies and reduced risk of a serious type of cancer that starts in the ... > full story -
New Treatment Target for Deadly Brain Tumors
August 1, 2012 Scientists provide new insight into why the most common, deadly kind of brain tumor in adults recurs and identify a potential target for future ... > full story -
Kidney Cancer Vaccine Successful in Clinical Trials
July 29, 2012 Researchers have completed two successful clinical studies using the kidney-cancer vaccine ... > full story -
Genetic Cause of Most Lethal Brain Tumor Pinpointed: May Lead to New Treatment
July 26, 2012 Researchers have discovered that some cases of glioblastoma, the most common and aggressive form of primary brain cancer, are caused by the fusion of two adjacent genes. The study also found that ... > full story -
Genome Analysis of Brain Tumors Showing the Way to New Treatment Strategies
July 26, 2012 Scientists are systematically investigating the genomes of pediatric brain tumors (medulloblastoma and pylocytic astrocytoma). In their first data evaluation, researchers have now discovered genomic ... > full story -
New Probe Provides Vital Assist in Brain Cancer Surgery
July 24, 2012 A new probe uses an innovative fluorescence-reading technology to help brain surgeons distinguish cancerous tissue from normal tissue. The probe tool, now already in use for brain surgery, may one ... > full story -
Neural Precursor Cells Induce Cell Death in Certain Brain Tumors
July 23, 2012 Neural precursor cells in the young brain suppress certain brain tumors such as high-grade gliomas, especially glioblastoma, which are among the most common and most aggressive tumors. Now ... > full story -
Laser Technology Developed to Fight Cancer
July 23, 2012 Researchers have developed a technology that goes on a "seek and destroy" mission for cancerous tumors. They have harnessed the power of lasers to find, map and non-invasively destruct cancerous ... > full story -
Galaxy-Exploring Camera to Be Used in the Operating Room
July 12, 2012 Neurosurgeons are adapting an ultraviolet camera to possibly bring planet-exploring technology into the operating room. If the system works when focused on brain tissue, it could give surgeons a ... > full story -
Better Treatment for Brain Cancer Revealed by New Molecular Insights
July 9, 2012 Nearly a third of adults with the most common type of brain cancer develop recurrent, invasive tumors after being treated with a drug called bevacizumab. The molecular underpinnings behind these ... > full story
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