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'Maps' of Albert Einstein's Brain on Display

Source: The Washington Post
Date: 15 April 2013
The theoretical physicist's brain is featured in the “What Can We Learn From a Brain?” exhibit.

Fluorescent Tracer 'Lights Up' Brain Tumor for Surgery

Source: U.S. News & World Report
Date: 19 Feb 2013
A bright pink glow showed the precise pathway a glioma took to spread through the brain.

Rare Brain Tumor Removed from Five-Year-Old

Source: USA Today
Date: 4 Feb 2013
A boy in Jacksboro, Tenn., who suffered from seizures since he was little is home recovering from surgery where a large cancerous tumor was removed.

Brain Tumor Gene Finding May Point Way to Precision Drug

Source: Bloomberg News
Date: 24 Jan 2013
Scientists have spotted DNA mutations linked to a common brain tumor that more often affects women, in a study that may pave the way for treating the sometimes fatal disease with drugs targeting genes that spur its growth.

Brain Cancer Traced Back to Fused Genes

Source: Discover
Date: 22 Jan 2013
Genetic flaw sheds new light on the origin of this deadly cancer.

Brain Cancer-Causing Virus Strikes West Coast Raccoons

Source: WIRED
Date: 9 Jan 2013
An outbreak of a previously unknown virus that causes fatal brain cancer in raccoons has been detected in northern California and southern Oregon.

Awakening

Source: The Atlantic
Date: 4 Jan 2013
In efforts to eradicate patients from waking up during surgery, medicine has been forced to confront how little we really know about anesthesia’s effects on the brain.

Mission To Mars Could Mess With Your Brain

Source: Discovery News
Date: 3 Jan 2013
The high-energy particles that buzz around outside of our protective magnetosphere aren't only a trigger for nasty cancers, they may also trigger certain brain defects, such as Alzheimer's disease.

Scorpion Protein Illuminates Brain Tumors for Surgeons

Source: MIT Technology Review
Date: 17 Dec 2012
A compound derived from a toxin from scorpion venom could help neurosurgeons differentiate between healthy and cancerous brain tissue.

Brain Tumors in Raccoons Linked to Newly Discovered Virus

Source: Los Angeles Times
Date: 17 Dec 2012
An eerie new disease is cropping up among raccoons in Northern California and Oregon: brain tumors that may be linked to a previously unidentified virus discovered by a team led by UC Davis veterinarians and researchers.

New Guinea Pig for Medical Research is a Fish

Source: Galveston Daily News
Date: 5 Dec 2012
Some research questions can only be answered using the complexity of living, breathing multicellular organisms. In these cases, preliminary studies use animal models, and if successful, the final stages of development for a new drug or therapy are conducted using human subjects.

Researchers Find Evidence of Chemo Brain

Source: MSNBC
Date: 27 Nov 2012
By examining images that measure how the brain uses energy, researchers discovered chemotherapy sets off specific changes in parts of the brain that control memory and decision-making.

Brain Tumors May Grow by Causing Brain Cells to Reset

Source: Los Angeles Times
Date: 18 Oct 2012
A common type of brain tumor may be caused by mature adult cells being genetically "rewound" to a more immature state, according to a study.

Our Big Brains May Make Us Prone to Cancer

Source: New Scientist
Date: 14 Oct 2012
When cells become damaged or just aren't needed, they self-destruct in a process called apoptosis.

Detecting Brain Tumors

Source: The Examiner
Date: 20 Sept 2012
Brain cancer claimed yet another victim yesterday with the loss of NFL Films President and 2003 Lifetime Achievement Emmy award winner, Steve Sabol.

Gene Might Predict Brain Tumors' Aggressiveness

Source: U.S. News & World Report
Date: 27 Aug 2012
Scientists zero in on DNA sequence associated with gliomas.

Allergies Associated with Decreased Risk of Brain Tumors

Source: The Atlantic
Date: 6 Aug 2012
There's strong evidence to suggest your aversion to dust, pollen, mold and pets may be protecting you from brain cancer.

Stem Cells in Tumors May Fuel Cancer Regrowth

Source: CBS
Date: 3 Aug 2012
Why does cancer come back after a tumor has been seemingly eradicated? Three new studies from American, Belgian, British and Dutch researchers may have an answer.

CT Scans in Childhood Can Triple Brain Tumor Leukemia Risk

Source: Los Angeles Times
Date: 6 June 2012
As few as two CT scans of the head in childhood can triple the risk of developing brain tumors, while five to 10 such scans can triple the risk of leukemia, British researchers reported.

Tumor Blocker May Fight Fibrosis

Source: Science
Date: 30 May 2012
A new study suggests that fragments of a promising cancer drug can rein in fibrosis, which is currently untreatable.

 

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