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Pediatric Brain Tumors Traced to Brain Stem Cells
July 9, 2012 — Stem cells that come from a specific part of the developing brain help fuel the growth of brain tumors caused by an inherited condition, researchers ... > full story -
Activity of Rare Genetic Variant in Glioma Validated
July 2, 2012 — Researchers have validated a link between a rare genetic variant and the risk of glioma, the most common and lethal type of brain tumor. The validation study also uncovered an association between the ... > full story -
Cause of an Inherited Form of Epilepsy Discovered
June 21, 2012 — Double-cortex syndrome primarily affects females and arises from mutations on a gene located on the X chromosome. Medical researchers have used a highly advanced microscope to discover how these ... > full story -
Pathway for Origin of Most Common Form of Brain and Spinal Cord Tumor Identified
June 13, 2012 — Researchers say they have discovered one of the most important cellular mechanisms driving the growth and progression of meningioma, the most common form of brain and spinal cord tumor. A report on ... > full story -
Novel Way to Treat Drug-Resistant Brain Tumor Cells
June 1, 2012 — New research explains why the incurable brain cancer, glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), is highly resistant to current ... > full story -
From Stem Cell to Brain Cell: New Technique Mimics the Brain
May 24, 2012 — A new technique that converts stem cells into brain cells has just been developed. The method is simpler, quicker and safer than previous research has shown and opens the doors to a shorter route to ... > full story -
Phase I Clinical Trial Shows Drug Shrinks Melanoma Brain Metastases
May 17, 2012 — An experimental drug targeting a common mutation in melanoma successfully shrank tumors that spread to the brain in nine out of 10 patients in part of an international phase I clinical trial ... > full story -
Gene-Modified Stem Cell Transplant Protects Patients from Toxic Side Effects of Chemotherapy, Study Suggests
May 9, 2012 — For the first time, scientists have transplanted brain cancer patients' own gene-modified blood stem cells in order to protect their bone marrow against the toxic side effects of chemotherapy. ... > full story -
New Clues to How Brain Cancer Cells Migrate and Invade
May 1, 2012 — Researchers have discovered that a protein that transports sodium, potassium and chloride may hold clues to how glioblastoma, the most common and deadliest type of brain cancer, moves and invades ... > full story -
How Does the Immune System Fight Off Threats to the Brain?
April 30, 2012 — Like a police officer calling for backup while also keeping a strong hold on a suspected criminal, immune cells in the brain take a two-tier approach to fighting off a threat, new research finds. For ... > full story
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