Brain Tumor News

Posted May 24, 2012:

• From Stem Cell to Brain Cell: New Technique Mimics the Brain

Posted May 17, 2012:

• Phase I Clinical Trial Shows Drug Shrinks Melanoma Brain Metastases

Posted May 9, 2012:

• Gene-Modified Stem Cell Transplant Protects Patients from Toxic Side Effects of Chemotherapy, Study Suggests

Posted May 1, 2012:

• New Clues to How Brain Cancer Cells Migrate and Invade

Posted April 27, 2012:

• Treating Brain Cancer With Novel Viral Vector

Posted April 24, 2012:

• Gene Critical to Development and Spread of Lung Cancer Identified

Posted April 18, 2012:

• Non-Surgical Test for Brain Cancer

Posted April 17, 2012:

• Brain Cancer Vaccine Proves Effective, Study Suggests

Posted April 16, 2012:

• Nano-Syringe Delivers Combination, Targeted Brain Cancer Therapy

Posted April 15, 2012:

• Nanoparticles Home in on Brain Tumors, Boost Accuracy of Surgical Removal

Posted April 11, 2012:

• Development of the Glial Cell Revealed

Posted March 28, 2012:

• Novel Compound Halts Tumor Spread, Improves Brain Cancer Treatment in Animal Studies

Posted March 27, 2012:

• Researchers Create Cellular Automation Model to Study Complex Tumor-Host Role in Cancer

Posted March 20, 2012:

• Nanotherapy: Treating Deadly Brain Tumors by Delivering Big Radiation With Tiny Tools

Posted March 8, 2012:

• Brain Cancer Blood Vessels Not Substantially Tumor-Derived

Posted March 1, 2012:

• New Pathway Found for Regulation of Blood Vessel Growth in Cancer
• Treating Brain Cancer With Viral Vector

Posted February 21, 2012:

• Brain Makes Call on Which Ear Is Used for Cell Phone

Posted February 17, 2012:

• Nano-Technology Uses Virus' Coats to Fool Cancer Cell

Posted February 6, 2012:

• Discovery Predicts Patient Sensitivity to Important Drug Target in Deadly Brain Cancer

Posted January 29, 2012:

• Cancer Sequencing Initiative Discovers Mutations Tied to Aggressive Childhood Brain Tumors

Posted January 27, 2012:

• Collaborative Research Sheds Light on New Cancer Stem Cell Therapies

Posted January 24, 2012:

• Possible New Pathway Can Overcome Glioblastoma Resistance
• New Way Developed to Image Brain Tumors and Predict Recurrence

Posted January 18, 2012:

• Cell Signaling Key to Stopping Growth and Migration of Brain Cancer Cells

Posted January 13, 2012:

• Brain Glia Cells Increase Their DNA Content to Preserve Vital Blood-Brain Barrier

Posted January 12, 2012:

• Selectively Stopping Glutathione Sensitizes Brain Tumors to Chemotherapy

Posted January 9, 2012:

• Personalized Gene Therapies May Increase Survival in Brain Cancer Patients

Posted January 5, 2012:

• Novel Brain Tumor Vaccine Acts Like Bloodhound to Locate Cancer Cells

Posted January 4, 2012:

• Cancer-Killing Compound Spares Healthy Cells

Posted January 3, 2012:

• Agent Shows Ability to Suppress Brain Metastasis and Related Damage

Posted December 1, 2011:

• Amplification of Multiple Cell-Growth Genes Found in Some Brain Tumors

Posted November 23, 2011:

• Enhanced Treatment of Brain Tumors

Posted November 6, 2011:

• Metabolic Protein Plays Unexpected Role in Tumor Cell Formation and Growth

Posted November 3, 2011:

• Mechanism in Brain Cancer Responsible for Neuron Death Discovered

Posted October 31, 2011:

• Fast New Method for Mapping Blood Vessels May Aid Cancer Research

Posted October 27, 2011:

• New Oncolytic Virus Shows Improved Effectiveness in Preclinical Testing

Posted October 21, 2011:

• Coupling of Proteins Promotes Glioblastoma Development, Researchers Find
• Feed a Cold -- Starve a Tumor

Posted October 20, 2011:

• More Evidence That Allergies May Help in Fighting Brain Tumors
• New Tool to Help Surgeons Remove More Cancer Tissue During Brain Surgery
• Turning Up the Heat to Kill Cancer Cells: The 'Lance Armstrong Effect'

Posted October 12, 2011:

• Tagging Tumors With Gold: Scientists Use Gold Nanorods to Flag Brain Tumors

Posted October 11, 2011:

• New Way to Screen for Brain Cancer Stem Cell Killers

Posted October 7, 2011:

• Bone Marrow Cells Migrate to Tumors and Can Slow Their Growth

Posted October 6, 2011:

• Dioxin-Like Chemical Messenger Makes Brain Tumors More Aggressive

Posted October 3, 2011:

• Nanoparticles Seek and Destroy Glioblastoma in Mice

Posted September 28, 2011:

• How Normal Cells Become Brain Cancers

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