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 special MRI scan looks at low oxygen inside brain tumors
Doctors tested a new kind of MRI scan on 12 people with glioblastoma.
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A look back at rare deep brain tumors in children
Doctors reviewed the records of thirty-five children with a rare brain tumor.
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Brain tumor study looks at swelling and stress inside the tumor
Researchers measured signs of stress and swelling in brain tumors, hoping to learn what makes some tumors more aggressive.
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Most older adults with this pituitary tumor did not need surgery
Most older people with this kind of pituitary tumor were watched, not operated on.
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More people are found to have meningioma, but few need treatment
Most people in this study with this common brain tumor never needed treatment.
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Experts agree on one way to describe MRI changes after brain radiation
Doctors from many countries agreed on shared words for the MRI changes that show up after brain radiation.
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Brain fluid buildup in people with a vestibular schwannoma
A small study looked at brain fluid buildup in people who have a tumor called vestibular schwannoma.
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One hospital's 21 year record of meningioma surgery
Doctors looked back at 108 people who had surgery for a meningioma.
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Blood pressure medicines and survival in glioma
A group of common blood pressure medicines did not help most people with glioma live longer.
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A special MRI scan may spot a key tumor change without surgery
A scan may show doctors an important gene change in a brain tumor, without taking tissue.
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The brain's barriers may block immune treatments for glioma
The brain has walls that keep immune cells out, and that may be why immune treatments struggle against glioma.
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A look at brain scans and AI in tumor surgery
Doctors are combining different kinds of scans, plus AI, to see brain tumors better during surgery.
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A look at how doctors treat NF2 hearing nerve tumors
There are several ways to treat these tumors, and no single way is right for everyone.
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MRI scans may hint at a gene change in glioma
A computer looked at brain scans to guess if a tumor had a gene change called PTEN.
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A 3D camera used in surgery for deep skull base tumors
Doctors used a new 3D camera to help remove three deep brain tumors.
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A rare late side effect of brain radiation that looked like a stroke
A man's stroke-like symptoms turned out to be a rare, late side effect of brain radiation, and they got better.
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A Shorter Thinking Test Was Easier for Brain Tumor Patients
A short memory and thinking test was easier to finish than the usual long one.
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Fluid buildup after surgery for a central neurocytoma
Some people still get fluid buildup in the brain after this tumor is taken out.
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A different way to close the scalp after brain tumor surgery
A new stitching method did not lower wound infections in this study.
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Dry Eye and Taste Loss Are Common After Vestibular Schwannoma Surgery
About half of people had lasting dry eye or taste changes after this brain tumor surgery.