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There’s not much good that can be said about asthma, a breathing disease in which the airways become narrowed and inflamed. But there’s this: People with asthma seem to be less likely to develop brain tumors than others. And now, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis believe they have discovered why. …
A common mutation in gliomas sensitizes them to immunotherapy, a finding which researchers believe could have broader therapeutic implications for all glioma patients. A single common genetic mutation, or error, may hold the key to making immunotherapy more effective against gliomas, according to new mouse model findings from the University of Michigan Health Rogel Cancer …
Gliomas are common brain tumors that comprise about one-third of all cancers of the nervous system. In a study funded by the National Institutes of Health, researchers tested a novel combination treatment approach on mice with tumors with characteristics similar to human astrocytomas — a type of slow-growing glioma—and found tumor regression in 60 percent …
Although fairly new Wi-Fi has become something that most people can’t imagine living without, and some can’t work without it. Studies are taking a look at what it is doing to health, and have shown it to increase risks of brain cancer and a variety of other illnesses. Radiofrequency electromagnetic fields have been classified as …
A study suggests that a chemical which causes tumours to glow pink under ultraviolet light may help surgeons to remove cancer more safely. Patients who were suspected to have glioma were given a drink containing the chemical 5-ALA which is known to accumulate in fast growing cancer cells. The pink glow that the chemical causes …