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MRI scan shows decreases in gray matter after one month of chemotherapy, courtesy of Indiana University

Chemo Brain: The Fallout from Cancer Treatment

Source: Society for Neuroscience

Even after the trials of chemotherapy, the brain can show lasting scars from treatment. People report short-term memory loss, difficulty retrieving information, and problems with attention.

Do cell phones cause brain cancer?

Source: Society for Neuroscience

Over the past two decades there have been many studies aimed at detecting a risk of brain cancer associated with cell phone use.

Brain Tumor Basics

Source: Society for Neuroscience

Whether cancerous or not, brain tumors are serious because they can interfere with normal brain function.

Two illustrations: one of a tumor feed by blood vessels and another of a shrinking tumor cut off from a blood supply

Glioma Brain Tumors

Source: Society for Neuroscience

Lethal glioma tumors are one of the most devastating diseases because they are so difficult to treat, much less cure. But now scientists are on track to find potential treatments.

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Neuromyth: Do you only use 10 percent of your brain?

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