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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A missing gene is linked to shorter survival in some glioblastoma patients
In one group of brain tumor patients, a missing gene was tied to living a shorter time.
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A new study will test blocking a meningioma's blood supply
This is a plan for a study, not a result yet.
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Expert comment on a new way to read brain MRI scans
This is a short expert comment, not a new study or a new treatment.
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A movement pathway on the healthy side may shift when glioma comes back
In a small scan study, a brain pathway on the healthy side moved slightly over time.
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A light test may spot a gene change during brain surgery
Doctors tried a light probe to spot a key gene change in tumor tissue during surgery.
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One man with advanced kidney cancer stayed stable for about 6 years
Doctors share the story of one man whose spreading kidney cancer was held in check by two drugs used together.
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Brain scan patterns may help predict seizures after glioma surgery
Brain scans taken before and after surgery may show who is more likely to have seizures later.
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A plan to match brain tumor care to what a hospital can do
Doctors built a plan so brain tumor care can fit what each hospital actually has.
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Why gene-silencing drugs are still hard to use in solid tumors
This paper explains why a promising type of gene-silencing drug does not yet work well for tumors like glioblastoma.
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A new way to guess how much drug reaches a brain tumor
Researchers say brain scans could show how much of a drug actually gets into a tumor.
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Focused ultrasound and the immune system in glioblastoma
Doctors are studying sound waves to help the immune system fight brain tumors.
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Fewer Problems After Hearing Nerve Tumor Surgery at Busy Hospitals
People had fewer problems after this surgery at hospitals that do it often.
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Brain scan spots may hint at a glioma's grade
Dark spots seen on a special brain MRI often lined up with a tumor's grade.
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Fixing one blocked brain vein showed a second one was blocked too
Doctors treated one narrowed brain vein, then found a second one needed treatment as well.
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A Review of Sound Waves and Blood Tests for Brain Tumors
Doctors are looking at two new tools to treat and track brain tumors.
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People with glioma who had seizures did better on one thinking test
In a small study, people whose glioma began with seizures scored better on one test of attention.
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A new tool cleans up head movement in brain stiffness scans
Researchers built software that fixes blurry brain scans caused by small head movements.
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Vision Changes After Surgery for a Meningioma Near the Eye Nerves
Surgery often helped vision at first, but a few people lost vision years later.
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Repeat Surgery for a Returning Craniopharyngioma Looked as Safe as the First
When this tumor comes back, a second surgery was about as safe as the first one.
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The shape of one brain artery can hint at hidden small branches
The shape of a main brain artery may show surgeons where small, easy to harm branches hide.