Can AI chatbots help brain tumor patients understand their care?
AI tools could transform how brain tumor patients access and understand critical care information, but without careful oversight,…
Blocking fructose metabolism may improve brain tumor immunotherapy response
Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered that specialized immune cells within the glioblastoma tumor metabolize fructose to suppress immune…
Decoding the neighborhood dynamics of Childhood Brain Cancer
New research published in Nature finds that tumor cells within supratentorial ependymomas (SE) – an aggressive childhood brain…
Grandad with brain cancer thought headaches were sleep apnea | Health
A grandad who put his headaches and fatigue down to sleep apnoea was diagnosed with aggressive brain cancer.…
Assessing long-term cognitive risks in ependymoma survivors
A study led by St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital assessed cognitive and communication abilities in children treated for…
CTDNEP1 identified as potential tumor suppressor in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is the most common type of pancreatic cancer and begins in the cells lining…
Grandmother, 65, Was Told Her Dizziness Was Due to Depression Before Being Given Deadly Diagnosis
NEED TO KNOW Pamela Cook began feeling unwell in September 2023 and was prescribed antidepressants by her doctor,…
Grandmother, 65, Was Told Her Dizziness Was Due to Depression Before Being Given Deadly Diagnosis
NEED TO KNOW Pamela Cook began feeling unwell in September 2023 and was prescribed antidepressants by her doctor,…
Early treatment of slow-growing brain tumors may worsen cognitive function
The treatment of a slow-growing brain tumor is often accompanied by impaired cognitive functions such as difficulties with…
Mom Was Told Her Tingly Arm Was Anxiety — Then She Collapsed and Received a Devastating Diagnosis
NEED TO KNOW Kelsey Stoksted felt a persistent tingling in her arm, but the Wisconsin mom’s bloodwork came…
New NIH grants support research on how brain fluid movement drives glioblastoma spread
Jennifer Munson, a cancer researcher at Virginia Tech’s Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, has been awarded two new…
Unexpected traces of bacteria found within brain tumors
Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have uncovered unexpected traces of bacteria within brain…