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New Method Helps Researchers Zero in on Drugs That Can Kill Brain Cancer Stem Cells
Researchers with UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have developed a new screening approach to identify chemical compounds that can target and kill the stem cells responsible for creating deadly brain tumors.
Blocking Cholesterol in Brain Cancer Cells May Offer New Strategy to Fight Deadly Gloiblastomas
Blocking the uptake of large amounts of cholesterol into brain cancer cells could provide a new strategy to battle glioblastoma, one of the most deadly brain malignancies, researchers at UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have found.
Common Parasite Potentially Increases Risk of Brain Cancers
A common parasite may be worth investigating as a risk factor for brain cancers, according to a new geographic analysis by researchers from a French infectious disease institute and the U.S. Geological Survey.
Brain Cancer Survivor Completes Bicycle Journey Across America
Anne Feeley, a 56-year-old mother and brain cancer survivor, has completed her journey across America, cycling 3,708 miles, to raise awareness and money for brain cancer research and patient care. Feeley pedaled the last 6.5 miles of her journey from...
European Union Marie Curie Fund Backs Research Into Sugar-based Anti-cancer Drug
An Italian scientist supported by the European Union’s Marie Curie research fund is helping to pioneer a new treatment that could lead to a breakthrough in the fight against brain cancer.
Demagoguery on the Rise (again)
Apparently, my “dynamic duo of demagoguery,” Newt Gingrich and Sarah Palin, will have to make room for a third party, sacrificing their alliteration and becoming an “unholy trinity.” According to a report last night from Associated...
