Brain Tumor Archives - Page 4 of 8

07/21/2018

Discovery of kidney cancer driver could lead to new treatment strategy

University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center scientists have uncovered a potential therapeutic target for kidney cancers that have

07/17/2018

New development in 3D super-resolution imaging gives insight on Alzheimer’s disease

Recent studies show that 40 percent of Americans over the age of 85 have Alzheimer’s disease, and that the disease

07/10/2018

As brain extracts meaning from vision, study tracks progression of processing

Here’s the neuroscience of a neglected banana (and a lot of other things in daily life): whenever you look at

06/23/2018

Scientists solve the case of the missing subplate, with wide implications for brain science

The disappearance of an entire brain region should be cause for concern. Yet, for decades scientists have calmly maintained that

06/23/2018

‘Antifreeze’ molecules may stop and reverse damage from brain injuries: Role of N-acetylaspartate, a molecule that controls Amyloid build-up

The key to better treatments for brain injuries and disease may lie in the molecules charged with preventing the clumping

06/21/2018

New therapeutic opportunity for the treatment of resistant malignant melanoma

A team of researchers led by Dr Pierre Close, WELBIO researcher at the ULiège GIGA Institute and Dr Francesca Rapino

06/17/2018

Yellow fever: A new method for testing vaccine safety

Scientists from the Institut Pasteur, the CNRS and Sanofi Pasteur have recently developed a novel alternative method to animal testing

06/07/2018

Targeting strategy may open door to better cancer drug delivery

Bioengineers may be able to use the unique mechanical properties of diseased cells, such as metastatic cancer cells, to help

06/05/2018

How does alcohol influence the development of Alzheimer’s disease?

Research from the University of Illinois at Chicago has found that some of the genes affected by alcohol and inflammation

06/05/2018

Precision medicine clinical trial releases new findings: NCI-MATCH data strengthen path forward for targeted cancer therapies

The National Cancer Institute’s Molecular Analysis for Therapy Choice (NCI-MATCH) trial, the largest precision medicine trial of its kind, has