Stem-like cells found to drive growth of aggressive pediatric brain tumors
A team of researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto and...
Jul 16, 2024
Advances in medulloblastoma treatment for children
Dr. Schwartz explains how medulloblastoma is treated, the latest treatment advances and what families should look for in a care team....
Jun 21, 2024
The 10-minute test for childhood tumours
Children with cancer could have an accurate brain tumour diagnosis in 10 minutes, thanks to new research. Read more:...
Jun 13, 2024
Targeting specific protein regions offers a new treatment approach in medulloblastoma
Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital discovered a new compound that selectively targets parts of a cancer-related protein,...
May 17, 2024
RNA-Based Therapy Shows Promise Against Aggressive Childhood Brain Tumors in Mice
Targeting a non-encoding stretch of RNA may help shrink tumors caused by an aggressive type of brain cancer in children, according to new...
Mar 27, 2024
Protein Associated With Neurodegenerative Diseases Found To Be Linked to Childhood Brain Cancer
A protein, extensively researched for its connection to neurodegenerative disorders like amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), is also...
Feb 21, 2024
Research potentially expands options for patients with aggressive childhood cancer
Research is shedding light and potentially expanding options for patients living with Medulloblastoma, an aggressive childhood cancer....
Jan 12, 2024
Brain tumors in children: Cancer cells become less aggressive as they migrate within the tumor, finds study
Certain brain tumors in small children contain cells that develop very similarly to normal brain cells and others that have already...
Jan 10, 2024
“DNA loops” in pediatric brain tumors double relapse risk
A study of newly created databases of medulloblastoma has found that patients with tumors containing circular extrachromosomal DNA—loops...
Nov 16, 2023
New Mutations Identified in Common Childhood Brain Cancers Could Guide Personalized Treatments
Using a new method, Swedish researchers have identified mutations in the noncoding regions of the human genome linked to the common...
Aug 14, 2023