New research published in Nature finds that tumor cells within supratentorial ependymomas (SE) – an aggressive childhood brain cancer – cluster into distinct tumor cell populations. Much like a ...

A clinical trial shows that combining laser heat therapy with immunotherapy significantly extends the lives of patients with aggressive, recurrent brain cancer.

Keck Medicine of USC researchers have reported striking early results from a clinical trial that could reshape treatment for one of the deadliest brain cancers.

Scientists in South Korea have discovered that one of the most common malignant brain tumors in young adults may begin years before a tumor can be seen. IDH-mutant glioma, long treated by removing ...

Scientists have found a way to stop brain cancer cells spreading by essentially 'freezing' a key molecule in the brain. The finding could pave the way for a new type of treatment for glioblastoma, the ...

FATHER WERE TREATED AND RELEASED. U OF L RESEARCHERS HAVE CREATED A NEW DATABASE FOR BRAIN TUMORS DESIGNED TO SPEED UP THE DISCOVERY OF THE NEW TREATMENTS. WLKY’S MEGAN MATTHEWS SAT DOWN WITH ...

The screen worked, flagging expected cancer genes. But it also kept returning something that seemed impossible: genes for synapses, glutamate receptors, and neural signaling pathways. “We absolutely ...

A new study offers hope for brain cancer patients facing memory loss from radiotherapy. By blocking a single immune receptor, scientists preserved cognition in mice without dulling the cancer-killing ...

Imagine a cancer so aggressive that even after intensive surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy, nearly 90 percent of patients see it return within two years. This is the terrifying reality of ...