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America Sends Prayers as Michael Strahan’s Ex-Wife Makes Heartbreaking Confession on Family Tragedy Blastoma

America Sends Prayers as Michael Strahan’s Ex-Wife Makes Heartbreaking Confession on Family Tragedy

“The first thing that went through my mind was this must be a mistake. It didn’t seem real.” Those were Michael Strahan’s words after he found out that his daughter, Isabella Strahan, had medulloblastoma—a malignant brain tumor. After undergoing a number of surgeries and multiple rounds of chemo and radiation therapy,…
bubmag
February 3, 2025
New treatment for most aggressive brain cancer may help patients live longer Blastoma

New treatment for most aggressive brain cancer may help patients live longer

A recent clinical trial took a different approach to treating glioblastoma, with signs of extended survival. (Image credit: DR P. MARAZZI/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY via Getty Images) A new therapy for the most aggressive type of brain cancer can extend patients' survival while cutting the length of treatment. The cancer, glioblastoma…
bubmag
January 13, 2025
Tumor-secreted protein may hold the key to better treatments for deadly brain tumor Blastoma

Tumor-secreted protein may hold the key to better treatments for deadly brain tumor

A study co-led by UCLA scientists has found targeting a protein called endocan and its related signaling pathway could be a promising new approach for treating glioblastoma, an aggressive and lethal type of brain cancer. The team of researchers discovered that endocan, which is produced by endothelial cells lining blood…
bubmag
January 8, 2025
Permanent cilia loss during cerebellar granule cell neurogenesis involves withdrawal of cilia maintenance and centriole capping Blastoma

Permanent cilia loss during cerebellar granule cell neurogenesis involves withdrawal of cilia maintenance and centriole capping

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 121, Issue 52, December 2024. SignificanceSonic hedgehog (SHH) promotes proliferation of granule cell (GC) progenitors in the postnatal cerebellum and in the pediatric tumor, medulloblastoma, through specialized compartments called primary cilia. During neuronal maturation, GCs stop ...Read More
bubmag
December 20, 2024
Deadly Timekeeping: How Brain Tumors Use Your Body Clock Against You Blastoma

Deadly Timekeeping: How Brain Tumors Use Your Body Clock Against You

Research from Washington University shows that glioblastoma, a type of brain cancer, has its own internal clock that synchronizes with the host’s circadian rhythms to optimize its growth by responding to daily hormone releases like cortisol. Targeting these circadian signals in treatment slowed tumor growth significantly in both lab and…
bubmag
December 12, 2024
Europe Rejects Cinainu (Alopecia) & Kizfizo (Neuroblastoma) Blastoma

Europe Rejects Cinainu (Alopecia) & Kizfizo (Neuroblastoma)

Europe’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has recommended refusal of marketing authorizations for: Cinainu (allium/citrus/Paullinia/cacao), an herbal medicine intended to treat moderate to severe alopecia areata in children and adolescents Kizfizo (temozolomide) for the treatment of neuroblastoma in children older than 1 year Herbal Extracts Cinainu contains…
bubmag
November 16, 2024