Targeting a transporter to treat SHH medulloblastoma
Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have identified a novel target for a type of pediatric brain tumor. Read more:...
Apr 1, 2020
Childhood brain tumor discovery potentially unlocks new treatments
Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine made a discovery about a rare form of childhood cancerous brain tumor,...
Feb 13, 2020
Brain surgeons turn to basic science to fight childhood brain cancer
In 2012, a pair of neurosurgery residents traded their scrubs for lab coats in an effort to understand, at the most basic level, what...
May 21, 2019
Tiny molecule has big effect in childhood brain tumor studies
A very small molecule under study is able to kill a childhood brain cancer, and the lead researcher said it may be possible to reduce by...
Nov 8, 2018
Breakthrough in childhood brain cancer
Scientists led by Newcastle University have been able to identify the group of children needing more intensive, aggressive chemotherapy...
Nov 2, 2018
Old drug, new hope for pediatric brain cancer
Some drugs for heart disease might also work against brain cancer, according to an analysis by researchers from the Jackson Laboratory...
Oct 26, 2018
New research findings could give pediatric brain tumors a one-two punch
New research published today in Nature Communications shows that, in a severe childhood brain cancer called medulloblastoma, a single...
Oct 10, 2018
Study finds brain tumour cells are killed by targeting marker
A new study [...] has identified a marker CD271 on the surface of the "brain tumour stem cells" that could be used as a novel diagnostic...
Jul 6, 2018
Genetic counseling and testing proposed for patients with the brain tumor medulloblastoma
Researchers have created the first genetic screening guidelines for medulloblastoma patients after identifying gene variations that make...
May 10, 2018
Breast cancer drug palbociclib could be used to treat brain tumours in children, Queensland research
A BREAST cancer drug could be the key to treating the most common form of childhood brain tumour, research has found. Read more:...
Aug 15, 2017