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A Brain Tumor is the growth of abnormal cells in the tissues of the brain. Brain tumors can be benign (not cancer) or malignant (cancer).

UCLA launches groundbreaking clinical trial for vaccine targeting aggressive pediatric brain cancer

In an effort to combat one of the most lethal forms of pediatric brain cancer, researchers at the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center are launching a first-of-its-kind clinical trial to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of a cancer vaccine targeting H3 G34-mutant diffuse hemispheric glioma, a highly aggressive brain tumor that is typically found in adolescents and young adults.

5 Aug 2024

Triptolide-based treatment prolongs symptom-free survival in preclinical medulloblastoma models

A drug that was developed to treat pancreatic cancer has now been shown to increase symptom-free survival in preclinical medulloblastoma models – all without showing signs of toxicity.

1 Aug 2024

Anticancer drugs show promise in reducing Alzheimer's dementia risk

Study finds anticancer drugs, specifically antimetabolites and molecular targeted therapies, may reduce the risk of Alzheimer's type dementia but not vascular dementia.

1 Aug 2024

AI reprograms glioblastoma cells into dendritic cells for cancer immunotherapy

In an innovative new study of glioblastoma, scientists used artificial intelligence (AI) to reprogram cancer cells, converting them into dendritic cells (DCs), which can identify cancer cells and direct other immune cells to kill them.

31 Jul 2024

Study reveals serotonin's role in ependymoma tumor growth

Do neurons play a role in brain tumor growth and development? Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine have evidence showing that, for childhood ependymomas, they do.

31 Jul 2024

Insilico Medicine unveils Science42:DORA to streamline academic writing and research

Writing research papers is critical for disseminating scientific findings, but it does come with efficiency burdens, particularly for early-career researchers and non-native English speakers.

28 Jul 2024

Machine learning revolutionizes Parkinson's disease symptom tracking and progression prediction

Research develops an automated system using machine learning to quantify motor symptoms in Parkinson's disease and predict disease progression, offering new therapeutic insights.

28 Jul 2024

New drugs show promise in shrinking breast cancer brain metastases

Researchers from Drexel's College of Medicine have identified new drugs that show early success in shrinking breast cancer tumors that have metastasized in the brain.

18 Jul 2024

New technique could one day be used to target glioblastoma

Tackling brain cancer is complicated, but groundbreaking new research could help add another tool to the cancer-fighting arsenal.

17 Jul 2024

Blood cancer drug could help improve the efficiency of radiotherapy in meningiomas

Drugs developed to fight blood and other cancers could also help improve the efficiency of radiotherapy in the most commonly diagnosed low-grade brain tumour in adults, a new study has found.

10 Jul 2024

Repurposing anti-retroviral medications for brain tumor treatment: The RETREAT trial

Drugs developed to combat HIV and AIDS are being trialed for the first time in patients with multiple brain tumors.

21 Jun 2024

Iontronic technology shows promise in slowing malignant brain tumor growth

When low doses of cancer drugs are administered continuously near malignant brain tumors using so-called iontronic technology, cancer cell growth drastically decreases.

19 Jun 2024

Study sheds light on pediatric DIPG tumor mechanisms

Researchers at the University of Michigan Health Rogel Cancer Center are one step closer to understanding how pediatric DIPG tumors work.

13 Jun 2024

Ultrasound technology breaks blood-brain barrier for glioblastoma treatment

In a major advance for the treatment of the deadly brain cancer glioblastoma, Northwestern Medicine scientists used ultrasound technology to penetrate the blood-brain barrier and provide a small dose of a chemotherapy and immunotherapy drug cocktail.

6 Jun 2024

Targeting Ctdnep1: A potential therapeutic approach to combat bone loss

Osteoporosis, a condition characterized by porous and fragile bones, poses a significant threat to skeletal health.

30 May 2024

New surgical platform informs critical decision-making about tumor treatment within minutes

Brain cancer is difficult to treat when it starts growing, and a prevalent type, known as a glioma, has a poor five-year survival rate.

30 May 2024

Disabling survival pathways could be a promising strategy for brain tumor treatment

When you disable the brakes on a race car, it quickly crashes. Dr. Barak Rotblat wants to do something similar to brain cancer cells.

20 May 2024

ANU researchers develop new AI tool for rapid, accurate brain tumor classification

A new AI tool to more quickly and accurately classify brain tumors has been developed by researchers at The Australian National University (ANU).

17 May 2024

Combination immunotherapy treatment enhances immune response for people with malignant gliomas

Investigators at the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have pinpointed a combination immunotherapy treatment that enhances the immune response for people with malignant gliomas, an aggressive type of brain tumor that is fast growing and difficult to treat.

9 May 2024

Toxic gas adds to a long history of pollution in Southwest Memphis

For many years, Rose Sims had no idea what was going on inside a nondescript brick building on Florida Street a couple of miles from her modest one-story home on the southwestern side of town.

30 Apr 2024