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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).

Multidisciplinary clinic uses neuropsychology to improve quality of life for cancer patients

Ken Kessler’s apparent depression and confusion were getting worse.

9 Mar 2023

Study reveals the LDLR pathway as a ubiquitous metabolic vulnerability in high grade gliomas

New research has shown that the blood vessels that feed aggressive brain tumors have receptors that could allow a new type of drug-containing nanoparticle to be used to starve the tumors of the energy they use to grow and spread, and also cause other disruptions to their adapted existence, even killing themselves.

7 Mar 2023

New research pinpoints key culprit behind brain cancer metastasis in children

New research pinpoints a key cause of metastasis from an aggressive form of brain cancer in children and provides a potential new therapy for treating these tumors in the future.

6 Mar 2023

Experts underscore the need for interventions to meet brain injury caregivers’ needs

Research on caregiving after neurotrauma and neurological disability extends the focus beyond individuals with neurological conditions to caregivers - family, friends, and significant others who also are also greatly impacted.

3 Mar 2023

New way to carry drugs across the blood-brain barrier using nanoparticles

Brain tumors are notoriously hard to treat. One reason is the challenge posed by the blood-brain barrier, a network of blood vessels and tissue with closely spaced cells.

3 Mar 2023

CHLA researchers receive funding to support studies into diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma

Researchers at Children's Hospital Los Angeles have received a nearly $1 million K08 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH)-; as well as funding from the U.S. Department of Defense-;to support studies into diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG), a childhood brain tumor with a 0% survival rate.

16 Feb 2023

Case Western Reserve wins $3.03 million grant to advance novel MRI and software technology for brain tumor diagnosis

Most medical magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans are inherently qualitative, which can lead to subjective analysis and inconsistent conclusions.

8 Feb 2023

Breakthrough technology identifies rare brain tumor cell "spies" disguised as normal cells

Researchers at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology developed a novel technology which allows genomic DNA and RNA sequencing to be carried out simultaneously in single cells of both frozen and fresh tissues, and identified rare brain tumor cell "spies" disguised as normal cells with this method.

3 Feb 2023

New device identifies key membrane protein in urine that could be used to detect brain cancer

Researchers at Nagoya University in Japan have used a new device to identify a key membrane protein in urine that indicates whether the patient has a brain tumor.

2 Feb 2023

Unexpected discovery may lead to improved treatments for YAP fusion-driven cancers

An unexpected discovery made by experts at the Brain Tumor Center at Cincinnati Children's while studying a rare-but-deadly type of brain tumor may also lead to improved treatments for several other forms of cancer that share a common influencing factor called a YAP fusion protein.

2 Feb 2023

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

Integrated model helps enhance patient care for pediatric brain tumors

The Brain Tumor Center at Children's Hospital Los Angeles is one of the largest and most comprehensive pediatric brain tumor programs in the country, integrating experts from multiple specialty areas into a coordinated treatment team.

2 Feb 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

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

Researchers receive $3.3 million NIH grant to study spectroscopic MRI for glioblastoma detection

Collaborative project with Emory University will refine groundbreaking spectroscopic MRI technology to make it easier to use.

25 Jan 2023

Researchers discover the gene responsible for radiation resistance in mutant IDH1 glioma

It's a good news, bad news story. Patients whose brain tumors have a mutated enzyme called IDH1 typically live longer than those without the mutation.

24 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 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

Neurosurgeons discover potential markers of glial brain tumors

RUDN University neurosurgeons have discovered potential markers of the most common brain tumor. They turned out to be microRNAs - small sequences of nucleotides.

11 Jan 2023

Researchers map brain area necessary for fluid intelligence

A team led by UCL and UCLH researchers have mapped the parts of the brain that support our ability to solve problems without prior experience – otherwise known as fluid intelligence.

28 Dec 2022

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Multidisciplinary clinic uses neuropsychology to improve quality of life for cancer patients

Study reveals the LDLR pathway as a ubiquitous metabolic vulnerability in high grade gliomas

New research pinpoints key culprit behind brain cancer metastasis in children

Experts underscore the need for interventions to meet brain injury caregivers’ needs

New way to carry drugs across the blood-brain barrier using nanoparticles

CHLA researchers receive funding to support studies into diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma

Case Western Reserve wins $3.03 million grant to advance novel MRI and software technology for brain tumor diagnosis

Breakthrough technology identifies rare brain tumor cell "spies" disguised as normal cells

New device identifies key membrane protein in urine that could be used to detect brain cancer

Unexpected discovery may lead to improved treatments for YAP fusion-driven cancers

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

Integrated model helps enhance patient care for pediatric brain tumors

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

Treatment to boost white blood cells may benefit patients with glioblastoma

Researchers receive $3.3 million NIH grant to study spectroscopic MRI for glioblastoma detection

Researchers discover the gene responsible for radiation resistance in mutant IDH1 glioma

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

New cooling strategy could prevent the growth of glioblastoma

Neurosurgeons discover potential markers of glial brain tumors

Researchers map brain area necessary for fluid intelligence

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