News tagged with primary brain
Researchers find molecule that targets brain tumors
Dec 29, 2008 |
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UC Davis Cancer Center researchers report today the discovery of a molecule that targets glioblastoma, a highly deadly form of cancer. The finding, which is published in the January 2009 issue of the European Journal of Nu ...
Brain tumor treatment may increase number of cancer stem-like cells
Mar 05, 2009 |
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A new study suggests that the standard treatment for a common brain tumor increases the aggressiveness of surviving cancer cells, possibly leaving patients more vulnerable to tumor recurrence. The research, published by Cell ...
The relative risk of brain cancer
Nov 12, 2008 |
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Doctors know that you're at a higher risk for breast, colon and prostate cancers if they've been found in your family. Brain cancer can now be placed on that same list, says a new study by Tel Aviv University and the University ...
Men leave: Separation and divorce far more common when the wife is the patient
Nov 10, 2009 |
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A woman is six times more likely to be separated or divorced soon after a diagnosis of cancer or multiple sclerosis than if a man in the relationship is the patient, according to a study that examined the role gender played ...
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Study links primary insomnia to a neurochemical abnormality
Jun 09, 2009 |
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A research abstract that will be presented at SLEEP 2009, the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies, is the first demonstration of a specific neurochemical abnormality in adults with primary insomnia ...
Scientists identify gene that predicts post-surgical survival from brain metastasis of breast cancer patients
Sep 01, 2009 |
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Researchers at the National Cancer Institute have identified a gene that may play a role in breast cancer metastasis to the brain, according to a report in Molecular Cancer Research, a journal of the Americ ...
Insomnia suffers need increased brain activation to maintain normal daily function
Jun 09, 2009 |
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According to new research, patients suffering from chronic primary insomnia (PIs) have higher levels of brain activation compared to normal sleepers during a working memory test.
First national and evidence-based guidelines for brain cancer released
Oct 26, 2009 |
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The first national treatment guidelines for brain metastases, which account for nearly 500,000 new cancers annually in the United States, were released today at the Congress of Neurological Surgeons in New Orleans.
Researcher regenerates brain tissue in traumatic injuries
Sep 02, 2009 |
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An injectable biomaterial gel may help brain tissue grow at the site of a traumatic brain injury, according to findings by a Clemson University bioengineer.
Scientists uncover a novel mechanism controlling tumor growth in the brain
Jun 08, 2009 |
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As survival rates among some patients with cancer continue to rise, so does the spread of these cancers to the brain - as much as 40 percent of all diagnosed brain cancers are considered metastatic, having spread from a ...
Study in mice shows mechanisms behind immune responses to brain tumors
Jan 13, 2009 |
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Findings from a study conducted in mice, published in the open access journal PLoS Medicine next week, provide new insights into how an effective immune response to brain tumors could potentially be brought about in humans ...
Psychologists reveal the un, deux, trois of learning a second language
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 19, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Parlez-vous français? If you were quick at learning foreign languages at school, it could be because your brain has an enhanced ability to remember sequences.
Deep brain mapping to isolate evidence of Gulf War syndrome
Nov 19, 2008 |
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Researchers at Southern Methodist University in Dallas are pioneering the use of spatial statistical modeling to analyze brain scan data from Persian Gulf War veterans, aiming to pinpoint specific areas of the their brains ...
Seeing color in 'blindsight'
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Oct 27, 2008 |
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By manipulating the brain noninvasively in a new way with magnetic stimulation, researchers have shown that they can restore some experience of color where before there was no visual awareness whatsoever. They report their ...
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