- Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 25th, 2015
Antidepressants Could Help Treat Brain Cancer, Study Finds
The same goes for blood thinners, researchers say
- Oddiverse
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 14th, 2015
Catholic Hospital Refuses to Tie Brain Tumor Patient's Tubes
The 33-year-old woman fears a pregnancy could kill her
- Oddiverse
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 27th, 2015
Woman Has 13-Centimeter (5-Inch) Horn Growing on Her Forehead
Doctors want to try and surgically remove it
- Oddiverse
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 11th, 2015
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
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
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
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
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
The more time a person spends thinking about all sorts of things, the bigger these abnormal tissue growths get
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- April 15th, 2015
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
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
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
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
Specialists say the test, carried out with the help of a high-tech device, could save thousands of lives
- Oddiverse
- By Laura Sinpetru
- February 10th, 2015
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
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- February 4th, 2015
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
- Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- February 2nd, 2015
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