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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 -
Treating Brain Cancer With Novel Viral Vector
April 27, 2012 Physicians are now treating patients with recurrent brain cancer by directly injecting an investigational viral vector into their ... > full story -
Gene Critical to Development and Spread of Lung Cancer Identified
April 24, 2012 A single gene that promotes initial development of the most common form of lung cancer and its lethal metastases has been ... > full story -
Non-Surgical Test for Brain Cancer
April 18, 2012 In a breakthrough for the way brain cancer is diagnosed and monitored, researchers have demonstrated that brain tumors can be reliably diagnosed and monitored without surgery. Previously, an accurate ... > full story -
Brain Cancer Vaccine Proves Effective, Study Suggests
April 17, 2012 A new brain cancer vaccine tailored to individual patients by using material from their own tumors has proven effective in a multicenter phase 2 clinical trial at extending their lives by several ... > full story -
Nano-Syringe Delivers Combination, Targeted Brain Cancer Therapy
April 16, 2012 Nanomedicine researchers have developed a way to selectively kill brain cancer cells by using a tiny syringe to deliver a combination of chemotherapy drugs directly into the ... > full story -
Nanoparticles Home in on Brain Tumors, Boost Accuracy of Surgical Removal
April 15, 2012 Like special-forces troops laser-tagging targets for a bomber pilot, tiny particles that can be imaged three different ways at once have enabled scientists to remove brain tumors from mice with ... > full story -
Development of the Glial Cell Revealed
April 11, 2012 A vast majority of cells in the brain are glial, yet our understanding of how they are generated, a process called gliogenesis, has remained enigmatic. Researchers have now identified a novel ... > full story -
Novel Compound Halts Tumor Spread, Improves Brain Cancer Treatment in Animal Studies
March 28, 2012 By stopping the spread of cancer cells into normal brain tissue in animal models, researchers have developed a new strategy for treating brain cancer that could improve clinical outcomes. The ... > full story
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