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Glioma is a cancer of the brain that begins in glial cells (cells that surround and support nerve cells).

Zika virus could become a weapon against brain cancer

Zika virus infection is a dreaded one that can lead to severe brain damage in the unborn babies of mothers who get it.

20 Sep 2018

TGen and PNOC take part in launch of NIH-supported Kids First Data Resource Portal

As part of a national initiative to solve children's diseases, the Translational Genomics Research Institute and the Pacific Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Consortium are participating in the launch of the Kids First Data Resource Portal, which is supported by the National Institutes of Health .

19 Sep 2018

Henry Ford Health System receives $600k grant to study genetic makeup of gliomas

Henry Ford Health System's Department of Neurosurgery was awarded a $600,000 grant by the Department of Defense to study the genetic makeup of gliomas, a type of brain cancer, in hope of identifying new therapies.

19 Sep 2018

Improving neurosurgery for malignant brain tumors

Important research by Barrow Neurological Institute neurosurgeons and University of Washington (UW) scientists on novel imaging technology for malignant brain tumors was published in the August issue of the Nature journal, Scientific Reports.

4 Sep 2018

TGen opens tissue donation portal to advance DIPG research

A tissue donation portal opened today at the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), which will advance research towards new treatments for an aggressive brain cancer that mostly strikes young children.

19 Jul 2018

Altitude sickness drug may offer significant gains for patients with glioblastoma

A drug used to treat altitude sickness -- as well as glaucoma, epilepsy, heart failure and seizures -- may also offer significant gains for patients with a fast-growing brain tumor known as glioblastoma, according to a study published July 4, 2018, in the journal Science Translational Medicine.

10 Jul 2018

Engineers develop new method to measure and reconstruct interstitial fluid flow in the brain

Interstitial fluid transports nutrients and removes waste between the organs and tissues in our body. In the brain, interstitial fluid is thought to be composed of circulating cerebrospinal fluid, cellular waste and blood plasma, and past research has shown a link between interstitial fluid flow and an increased invasion rate of glioblastoma, or brain tumor, cells.

4 Jul 2018

Viral immunotherapy shows promise to treat pediatric brain tumors

A viral immunotherapy using a herpes virus to treat brain tumors has been shown to be safe and well-tolerated in a pediatric study from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and Children's of Alabama.

4 Jul 2018

Cancerous cells in aggressive childhood brain tumor work together to infiltrate the brain, shows study

Scientists have discovered that cancerous cells in an aggressive type of childhood brain tumor work together to infiltrate the brain, and this finding could ultimately lead to much needed new treatments, according to a new study published in Nature Medicine today (Monday).

2 Jul 2018

City of Hope receives $3.7 million from CIRM to develop phase 1 glioblastoma trial

The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine board has awarded City of Hope $3.7 million to develop a phase 1 clinical trial for glioblastoma patients that will genetically engineer their stem cells to better tolerate chemotherapy's side effects, allowing them to receive higher doses of the therapy.

30 Jun 2018

Study finds sex-based differences in genetic risk factors for developing gliomas

Glioma is the most common type of primary malignant brain tumor in the United States; glioblastoma being the most common type of glioma in adults.

29 Jun 2018

Genetic biomarker can help predict survival outcomes in patients with certain gliomas

A DNA-level biomarker (MGMT promoter methylation) can be used to help predict survival outcomes in patients with high-risk, low-grade gliomas, according to a new study conducted through the NRG Oncology/RTOG collaborative clinical trials group and led by scientists at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute.

28 Jun 2018

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Zika virus could become a weapon against brain cancer

TGen and PNOC take part in launch of NIH-supported Kids First Data Resource Portal

Henry Ford Health System receives $600k grant to study genetic makeup of gliomas

Improving neurosurgery for malignant brain tumors

TGen opens tissue donation portal to advance DIPG research

Altitude sickness drug may offer significant gains for patients with glioblastoma

Engineers develop new method to measure and reconstruct interstitial fluid flow in the brain

Viral immunotherapy shows promise to treat pediatric brain tumors

Cancerous cells in aggressive childhood brain tumor work together to infiltrate the brain, shows study

City of Hope receives $3.7 million from CIRM to develop phase 1 glioblastoma trial

Study finds sex-based differences in genetic risk factors for developing gliomas

Genetic biomarker can help predict survival outcomes in patients with certain gliomas

DNA methylation predicts survival outcome in patients with glioma

New nuclear medicine approach shows potential for precision treatment of solid tumors

Unusual cell-to-cell communication in glioblastoma promotes aggressiveness and therapy resistance

OGT increases NGS cancer panel content to provide more flexibility for customization

Scientists uncover 'Achilles heel' in deadly form of brain cancer

FDA-approved drug for lymphoma and leukemia may help treat common type of brain tumor

Researchers use MR spectroscopy to investigate mechanisms behind targeted treatment for gliomas

New technology detects the 'glow' to guide brain tumor resection

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