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There are two main types of brain cancer. Primary brain cancer starts in the brain. Metastatic brain cancer starts somewhere else in the body and moves to the brain. Brain tumors can be benign, with no cancer cells, or malignant, with cancer cells that grow quickly. Also called glioma, meningioma.

Blood pressure drug losartan can prevent immunotherapy-induced edema in glioblastoma patients

Patients with glioblastoma-;the deadliest type of primary brain tumor-;may potentially benefit from immunotherapy medications called immune checkpoint inhibitors that stimulate an immune response against cancer cells.

2 Feb 2023

New technique offers a two-prong approach to attacking cancers

When noninvasive sound waves break apart tumors, they trigger an immune response in mice. By breaking down the cell wall "cloak," the treatment exposes cancer cell markers that had previously been hidden from the body's defenses, researchers at the University of Michigan have shown.

31 Jan 2023

Focused-ultrasound-mediated liquid biopsy improves detection of neurodegeneration biomarkers

Several progressive neurodegenerative disorders, including Alzheimer's disease, are defined by having tau proteins in the brain.

31 Jan 2023

Scientists Develop a Cancer Vaccine to Simultaneously Kill and Prevent Brain Cancer

Dual-action cell therapy engineered to eliminate established tumors and train the immune system to eradicate primary tumor and prevent cancer’s recurrence.

30 Jan 2023

Treatment to boost white blood cells may benefit patients with glioblastoma

A new study led by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis reveals at least one cause of low white blood cell counts in patients treated for glioblastoma and demonstrates a potential treatment strategy that improves survival in mice.

27 Jan 2023

Launch of FAU Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute heralds a new era in neuroscience research, education

Florida Atlantic University celebrated the opening of the FAU Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute at FAU's John D. MacArthur Campus in Jupiter today with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

20 Jan 2023

Researchers create large-scale 2D and 3D spatial maps of colorectal cancer

In the United States, turning 45 brings with it a rather unpleasant rite of passage: the beginning of regular colonoscopies, in which an endoscope equipped with a light and a camera is used to visually check the colon for signs of cancer.

19 Jan 2023

Researchers develop a computational model to accurately predict lethal brain tumor growth

Researchers at the University of Waterloo have created a computational model to predict the growth of deadly brain tumors more accurately.

16 Jan 2023

New drug combination may offer better prognosis for children diagnosed with deadly brain cancer

Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have discovered a drug combination that may offer a better prognosis for children diagnosed with MYC amplified Medulloblastoma, an often deadly form of brain cancer.

13 Jan 2023

New cooling strategy could prevent the growth of glioblastoma

Cooling brain tumor cells to stop them from dividing without killing healthy cells extended the survival of glioblastoma (GBM) animal models dramatically in a study led by a UT Southwestern resident.

12 Jan 2023

CAR T cell therapy may enhance the effectiveness of surgery for solid tumors

CAR T cell therapy, an approach which reprograms patients' own immune cells to attack their blood cancers, may enhance the effectiveness of surgery for solid tumors, according to a preclinical study from researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

11 Jan 2023

New dual-action, cancer-killing vaccine tested in an advanced mouse model of glioblastoma

Scientists are harnessing a new way to turn cancer cells into potent, anti-cancer agents. In the latest work from the lab of Khalid Shah, MS, PhD, at Brigham and Women's Hospital, a founding member of the Mass General Brigham healthcare system, investigators have developed a new cell therapy approach to eliminate established tumors and induce long-term immunity, training the immune system so that it can prevent cancer from recurring.

4 Jan 2023

Phase I clinical trial of PAC-1 in patients with end-stage cancers shows promising results

A phase I clinical trial of PAC-1, a drug that spurs programmed cell death in cancer cells, found only minor side effects in patients with end-stage cancers.

22 Dec 2022

Georgia State brain researcher receives NIH grant to create a model for personalized cancer treatments

A brain researcher at Georgia State University has been awarded a five-year, $3.06 million grant from the National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health to create a model for personalized cancer treatments.

8 Dec 2022

Discovery of three new brain tumor subtypes could help to identify novel, effective therapies

Research lead by RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences has discovered three new subtypes of brain tumor which could help to identify new and effective therapies.

6 Dec 2022

Rice bioengineer receives support for brain cancer research

Kevin McHugh, an assistant professor of bioengineering at Rice University's George R. Brown School of Engineering, has earned a Distinguished Scientist Award for 2022 from The Sontag Foundation, which helps launch the careers of scientists expected to make a significant impact in the fight against brain cancer.

21 Nov 2022

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Blood pressure drug losartan can prevent immunotherapy-induced edema in glioblastoma patients

New technique offers a two-prong approach to attacking cancers

Focused-ultrasound-mediated liquid biopsy improves detection of neurodegeneration biomarkers

Scientists Develop a Cancer Vaccine to Simultaneously Kill and Prevent Brain Cancer

Treatment to boost white blood cells may benefit patients with glioblastoma

Launch of FAU Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute heralds a new era in neuroscience research, education

Researchers create large-scale 2D and 3D spatial maps of colorectal cancer

Researchers develop a computational model to accurately predict lethal brain tumor growth

New drug combination may offer better prognosis for children diagnosed with deadly brain cancer

New cooling strategy could prevent the growth of glioblastoma

CAR T cell therapy may enhance the effectiveness of surgery for solid tumors

New dual-action, cancer-killing vaccine tested in an advanced mouse model of glioblastoma

Phase I clinical trial of PAC-1 in patients with end-stage cancers shows promising results

Georgia State brain researcher receives NIH grant to create a model for personalized cancer treatments

Discovery of three new brain tumor subtypes could help to identify novel, effective therapies

Rice bioengineer receives support for brain cancer research

New approach for delivering medication across the blood-brain barrier to treat brain tumors

Pt(IV)-conjugated drug-delivery system shows efficacy in glioblastoma therapy

Research reveals new treatment avenue for pediatric high grade gliomas harboring a genetic mutation

Enzyme that drives growth of medulloblastoma may hold the key to future treatment

Achieving and maintaining ISO 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

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