Research updates
New brain tumor research and news, in plain language. The marks on each item show how far along the evidence is. More marks mean it has been tested more.
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Bleeding in a hidden pituitary tumor after drinking liquor
One man's unknown pituitary tumor bled, and his eye stopped working.
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Focused radiation used again on 44 brain spots in one man
Doctors treated 44 brain tumor spots with focused radiation after whole-brain radiation, and the spots stayed controlled.
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Testing more often finds more low sodium after pituitary surgery
Low sodium after pituitary surgery turns up more often when doctors test for it more.
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A computer model tries to predict how brain tumors answer radiation
Researchers tested a computer model that guesses which parts of a tumor will resist radiation.
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A patch used to seal the brain's fluid space after tumor surgery
Surgeons used a small patch to close an opening made during brain tumor surgery.
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Blood type O and longer survival in one kind of brain tumor
In this small study, people with blood type O lived longer.
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A computer tool that reads lung cancer scans to judge brain risk
Researchers built a computer tool to spot which lung cancer patients may get cancer spread to the brain.
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A special brain scan changed radiation plans for most people in this study
Adding a special scan to MRI changed where radiation would be aimed for most patients.
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Eye Swelling Was the First Sign of Brain Tumors in One Man
One man's swollen eye led doctors to find brain tumors pressing near his eye nerves.
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A brain tumor with bleeding linked to sudden muscle drops on one side
Doctors report one person whose brain tumor and bleeding caused brief muscle drops on one side.
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Inner ear MRI signs matched hearing loss in people with a nerve tumor
Special MRI scans showed inner ear changes that lined up with how much hearing people had lost.
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A drug called glecirasib in lung cancer that spread to the brain lining
Seven people with lung cancer in the brain lining took a drug called glecirasib.
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A blood test found rare repair gene changes in brain tumors
A blood test may spot a rare gene change when a tumor cannot be safely biopsied.
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A computer tool may help predict which quiet meningiomas grow
A new way of reading MRI scans may show which harmless looking meningiomas are likely to grow.
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How well AI answers common questions about vestibular schwannoma
Ear doctors rated ChatGPT's answers about this tumor about as good as their own.
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Thyroid cancer that spread to the brain, in one patient
Doctors report one rare case where thyroid cancer spread to a woman's brain.
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A Special MRI Scan May Spot a Key Gene Change in Brain Tumors
A new kind of MRI scan helped doctors tell what type of brain tumor a person had, without surgery.
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A Targeted Drug for Children With BRAF Brain Tumors
A drug called vemurafenib helped many children whose brain tumors came back.
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A special brain scan may show where a tumor will grow back
A scan taken before surgery may help doctors guess which way the tumor will return.
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A blood test may help predict how lymphoma in the brain will go
Doctors found a pattern in blood that hints at how well treatment may work.