Author: Piers Townley
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Researchers find that ultrasound may help get drugs across the blood-brain barrier
This promising technique was developed by Researchers from the University of Oxford, UK and the University of Twente, Netherlands
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Welsh government publishes second Cancer Patient Experience Survey
Yesterday, Macmillan Wales and the Welsh Government published the second Wales Cancer Patient Experience Survey
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Call for routine DNA test to be offered to all cancer patients
The annual report by Prof Dame Sally Davies says that the genomic plan should be implemented within 5 years in the NHS
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Vote for HeadSmart!
HeadSmart is a finalist in the National Lottery Awards ‘Best Health Project’ category
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Researchers develop a probe that helps detect cancers cells with almost 100% accuracy
A probe that was first developed by researchers in Canada in 2015 has since been perfected by the team
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Launching The Everest Centre for research into childhood brain tumours
A groundbreaking international centre for research into childhood brain tumours will be launched today (June 27) in London
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Scientists have discovered that a lack of ‘editing’ could be driving the most aggressive brain tumours
A new study from the CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology in India examined the mechanism of gene expression within brain tumours and found a lack of microRNA editing
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Scientists have discovered a protein that could potentially predict glioblastoma outcomes
Scientists from the Cancer Science Institute of Singapore at the National University of Singapore have discovered that the protein BCL6 could potentially be used as a marker to predict the clinical outcome of patients with glioblastoma
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General Election 2017 result: No overall majority as Labour make unexpected gains
After seven weeks of relentless political campaigning across the UK, voters finally had their say at polling booths on Thursday, as a shock ‘hung parliament’ result emerged
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Researchers from the University of Ohio have found changes in blood that are detectable five years before the diagnosis of brain cancer
A study conducted by Judith Schwartzbaum from the University of Ohio has found that changes in the immune systems appear to signal brain cancer 5 years before symptoms arise
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Scientists discover enzyme that supports brain tumour growth
Researchers from the University of Texas MD Anderson have discovered an enzyme that helps brain tumours grow in nutrient-starved environments
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Proud to be part of the launch of Less Survivable Cancers Taskforce
Yesterday saw the launch of the Less Survivable Cancers Taskforce to an audience of members of the Scottish Parliament in Holyrood, Edinburgh
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Could the Zika virus be used to treat glioblastomas?
The University of Cambridge is to begins trials using the Zika virus on glioblastoma, the most common and aggressive form of brain tumour. Glioblastomas affect 2,200 people in the UK each year
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We are co-funding Marie Curie’s call to address gaps in palliative and end of life care research
The terminal illness charity is looking for applications that address its key research priorities identified by carers, health and social care professionals and people with terminal illness, and particularly, those areas that have until now received the least attention
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UK research into the use of cannabidiol to treat brain tumours
Researchers from the Nottingham University’s children’s brain tumour centre are now looking into the effects of cannabidiol (CBD), the non-psychoactive ingredient in marijuana
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United in the call for brain tumour one-year survival targets to be met
The Brain Tumour Charity CEO, Sarah Lindsell, has co-signed a letter to NHS organisations urging them to meet their one-year survival targets for the early diagnosis of brain tumours.
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A neurosurgeon’s view
Trainee neurosurgeon at University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire, Yasir Chowdhury, shines a light on day-to-day life in one of the most complex and dangerous areas of surgery and shares his hopes for finding a cure for brain tumours
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Immunotherapy drug shows lack of promise in Phase 3 clinical trial for glioblastoma patients
Last week Bristol-Myers Squibb announced the initial results from their Phase 3 clinical trial that was assessing the effectiveness and safety of the immunotherapy drug Nivolumab in patients with recurrent glioblastoma.
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A new, non-disruptive brain surgery technology is now being used in London
BrainPath is a surgical technique that uses the brain’s own tissue folds to tract a path to the tumour site. It is designed to be minimally invasive.
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Encouraging results for new clinical approach to glioblastoma treatments
Researchers at McGill University Health Centre (MUHC), Montreal have developed a new clinical approach to enhance the efficiency of treatment for glioblastomas, which increased the average survival time to 22 months.
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Glasgow’s £32m Imaging Centre of Excellence has now opened
The Imaging Centre of Excellence (ICE), was opened last Wednesday at the University of Glasgow, with the aim to be a global hub for precision medicine.
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Gene-editing techniques give new insight on key protein involved in medulloblastoma development
Researchers at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, USA have revealed how a key protein involved in driving the growth of the most aggressive form of medulloblastoma also plays a role in stopping its development.
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Pioneering research reveals new genetic errors that lead to an inherited risk of developing glioma
Scientists from The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) have discovered 13 new genetic errors related with an increased risk of developing glioma in one of the largest ever studies of this devastating disease
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Proton Beam construction underway at University College London Hospital
Construction on the building of one of the UK’s first Proton Beam Therapy (PBT) facilities is well under way at University College London Hospital.