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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 25th, 2015
Antidepressants Could Help Treat Brain Cancer, Study Finds

Antidepressants Could Help Treat Brain Cancer, Study Finds

The same goes for blood thinners, researchers say

Catholic Hospital Refuses to Tie Brain Tumor Patient's Tubes

Catholic Hospital Refuses to Tie Brain Tumor Patient's Tubes

The 33-year-old woman fears a pregnancy could kill her

Woman Has 13-Centimeter (5-Inch) Horn Growing on Her Forehead

Woman Has 13-Centimeter (5-Inch) Horn Growing on Her Forehead

Doctors want to try and surgically remove it

Man Talks, Even Sings Schubert During Brain Surgery - Video

Man Talks, Even Sings Schubert During Brain Surgery - Video

Doctors kept him awake to better monitor him

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • August 1st, 2015
Researchers Watch Cancer Tumors Grow in Real Time

Researchers Watch Cancer Tumors Grow in Real Time

Tumor growth is a complex process, they say

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 28th, 2015
Scientists Figure Out How to Slow the Growth of Deadly Brain Tumor

Scientists Figure Out How to Slow the Growth of Deadly Brain Tumor

It all comes down to preventing communication between cells

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 11th, 2015
Scientists Figure Out a Way to Take the High Out of Cannabis

Scientists Figure Out a Way to Take the High Out of Cannabis

The goal was to separate the medical benefits of cannabis

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • April 25th, 2015
Drug Cocktail Obliterates Cancer Tumor Growing Inside Woman's Chest

Drug Cocktail Obliterates Cancer Tumor Growing Inside Woman's Chest

Medical experts say the cancer tumor vanished without a trace, the 49-year-old woman was left with a hole in her chest

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • April 24th, 2015
Some Brain Tumors Literally Feed on People's Thoughts

Some Brain Tumors Literally Feed on People's Thoughts

The more time a person spends thinking about all sorts of things, the bigger these abnormal tissue growths get

Scientists Want to Use Lethal Salmonella Bacteria to Treat Cancer

Scientists Want to Use Lethal Salmonella Bacteria to Treat Cancer

A genetically engineered form of Salmonella could kill cancer cells while at the same time being safe for the patient

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • April 3rd, 2015
Cancer Vaccine Made from Tumors Shown to Trigger an Immune Response

Cancer Vaccine Made from Tumors Shown to Trigger an Immune Response

The clinical trial is expected to pave the way for the development of more effective personalized cancer therapies

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • April 1st, 2015
New Cancer Drug Doesn't Work on Tumors, Can Treat Alzheimer's Instead

New Cancer Drug Doesn't Work on Tumors, Can Treat Alzheimer's Instead

In laboratory experiments, the new drug successfully restored memory in mice with a model of Alzheimer's

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • March 19th, 2015
Scientists Use Green Tea to Have a Better Look at Cancer Tumors

Scientists Use Green Tea to Have a Better Look at Cancer Tumors

When added to iron-oxide nanoparticles, compounds found in green tea help distinguish tumors from healthy tissues

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • February 16th, 2015
Breath Test Promises to Detect Lung Cancer While in Its Early Stages

Breath Test Promises to Detect Lung Cancer While in Its Early Stages

Specialists say the test, carried out with the help of a high-tech device, could save thousands of lives

20-Year-Old Woman Looks like a Young Child, Won't Grow Up

20-Year-Old Woman Looks like a Young Child, Won't Grow Up

The child-like woman has a tumor pressing on her pituitary gland and preventing the production of growth hormones

Cancer Cells Coaxed into Attacking Their Parent Tumor

Cancer Cells Coaxed into Attacking Their Parent Tumor

This was achieved by inserting a bacteria strain into the environment tumors create to keep safe from the immune system

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • February 2nd, 2015
Fluorescent Dyes Make Brain Tumors Shine Bright, Kind of like a Diamond

Fluorescent Dyes Make Brain Tumors Shine Bright, Kind of like a Diamond

Scientists say the fluorescent agents could make it easier for surgeons to spot brain tumors, completely resect them

 
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