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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…

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…

MRI scan of 72-year-old glioblastoma patient. (Choi et al., NEMJ, 2024) Brain scans of a 72-year-old man diagnosed with a highly aggressive form of cancer known as a glioblastoma have revealed a remarkable regression in his tumor's size within days of receiving an infusion of an innovative new treatment. Though…

Glioblastomas are the most aggressive form of brain cancer. An example of one of these tumors is shown in the colored brain scan image above in orange. (Image credit: DR P. MARAZZI/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY via Getty Images) A new immune cell-based treatment for glioblastoma , the most aggressive type of…

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved eflornithine (Iwilfin) to reduce the risk for relapse in patients with high-risk neuroblastoma who have demonstrated at least a partial response to prior multiagent, multimodality therapy, including anti-GD2 immunotherapy.  This approval is the first of a therapy intended to reduce the risk…

TV presenter Annabel Giles dies after being diagnosed with 'highly aggressive' brain tumour The actress underwent 'countless radiotherapies' since being diagnosed with stage four Glioblastoma in July Television presenter and actress Annabel Giles has died, aged 64, after being diagnosed with a brain tumour in July, her children said in…

Retinoblastoma is the most common eye cancer of childhood, early detection important for treatment When baby Bennett’s image beamed into his mom’s night-monitor, one of his eyes looked like a black pool, and the other like a light. At first, his mom did quick internet research and thought maybe the…

A study led by researchers at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center sheds new light on why tumors that have spread to the brain from other parts of the body respond to immunotherapy while glioblastoma, an aggressive cancer that originates in the brain, does not. In people with tumors that…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A diagnosis of a brain tumor can be frightening. Of the more than 100 types of brain tumors, meningioma and glioblastoma are two of the most common. Dr. Wendy Sherman, a Mayo Clinic neuro-oncologist, explains the differences in these brain tumors and why research is crucial…

Brain cancer is a severe health issue where abnormal cells grow in the brain. Traditional surgery can be risky, but scientists are exploring a new method that uses something like an “invisible scalpel” to remove brain cancer. Glioblastoma is a fast-growing and dangerous brain cancer that spreads quickly and harms…