News tagged with glioblastoma
Related topics: brain cancer , brain tumors
Nanoparticles home in on brain tumors, boost accuracy of surgical removal
Like special-forces troops laser-tagging targets for a bomber pilot, tiny particles that can be imaged three different ways at once have enabled Stanford University School of Medicine scientists to remove brain tumors from ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Apr 15, 2012 |
5 / 5 (5) |
0
|
Just add water and treat brain cancer
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have developed a technique that delivers gene therapy into human brain cancer cells using nanoparticles that can be freeze-dried and stored for up to three months ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jul 06, 2011 |
5 / 5 (10) |
1
|
Targeted particle fools brain's guardian to reach tumors
A targeted delivery combination selectively crosses the tight barrier that protects the brain from the bloodstream to home in on and bind to brain tumors, a research team led by scientists from The University of Texas MD ...
Feb 01, 2011 |
5 / 5 (5) |
0
|
'Oncometabolite' linked with widespread alterations in gene expression
A new study finds that a metabolite commonly elevated in brain cancer and leukemia may promote tumorigenesis by altering the expression of a large number of genes. New research, published by Cell Press in ...
Jan 18, 2011 |
not rated yet |
0
Treating deadly brain tumors by combining drugs
Lab studies show that combining drugs that target a variety of developmental cell signaling pathways may do a better job of killing deadly brain tumors than single drugs that target one pathway at a time, according to a new ...
Jan 12, 2011 |
not rated yet |
0
Double-therapy approach effectively inhibited brain cancer recurrence
Researchers from the University of Massachusetts Medical School have identified a novel approach of combining chemotherapy with a targeted therapy to decrease the recurrence of glioblastoma multiforme, the most common and ...
Aug 24, 2010 |
not rated yet |
0
A lethal brain tumor's strength may be a weakness as well
Malignant gliomas are the most common subtype of primary brain tumor - and one of the deadliest. Even as doctors make steady progress treating other types of solid tumor cancers, from breast to prostate, the most aggressive ...
Aug 14, 2010 |
4.3 / 5 (4) |
0
Irradiating stem cell niche doubles survival in brain cancer patients
Patients with deadly glioblastomas who received high doses of radiation that hit a portion of the brain that harbors neural stem cells had double the progression-free survival time as patients who had lower doses or no radiation ...
Jul 23, 2010 |
4.8 / 5 (4) |
0
|
Does the existing standard of care supply energy sources to brain tumor cells?
The medical standard of care - comprised of surgery, radiation and chemotherapy - for the most common form of brain cancer triggers a number of biological responses that may actually feed the energy metabolism that supports ...
Jul 14, 2010 |
not rated yet |
0
Neural stem cells attack glioblastoma cells
In their latest research, scientists of the Max Delbruck Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) Berlin-Buch, Germany, have demonstrated how the brain's own stem cells and precursor cells control the growth of glioblastomas. ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jul 06, 2010 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
Clinical Trial to Treat Brain Tumors with Electric Fields
(PhysOrg.com) -- The University of Illinois at Chicago is taking part in an international, multi-center study for patients newly diagnosed with the most common and aggressive type of brain tumor, glioblastoma multiforme, ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jun 04, 2010 |
4.7 / 5 (3) |
0
DCA research on brain cancer
Medical Researchers at the University of Alberta reported today evidence that the orphan generic drug Dichloroacetate (DCA) may hold promise as potential therapy for perhaps the deadliest of all human cancers: a form of brain ...
May 12, 2010 |
3 / 5 (2) |
0
Viruses against cancer
Advanced gliomas regressed completely in rats after treatment with parvoviruses and the animals survived significantly longer than untreated animals. This was shown by scientists of the German Cancer Research Center.
May 04, 2010 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
Tiny Particles May Help Surgeons By Marking Brain Tumors
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have developed a way to enhance how brain tumors appear in MRI scans and during surgery, making the tumors easier for surgeons to identify and remove.
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Apr 29, 2010 |
4 / 5 (1) |
0
|
Targeted agent blocked growth of deadly brain cancer in preclinical studies
A drug already in clinical trials to treat a variety of tumors shows a remarkable ability to shut down growth of glioblastoma in both laboratory cells and in animals, say researchers from Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive ...
Mar 30, 2010 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
