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A new study has found that up to 20% of aggressive brain cancers are fueled by overactive mitochondria and new drugs in development may be able to starve the cancers.
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Seizures are usually considered a side effect of brain cancer, but a new Columbia University study of mice suggests they may also fuel the further growth of brain tumors.
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At Columbia, patients with brain cancer will be able to participate in a new type of clinical trial that promises to speed up the development of better drugs for glioblastoma.
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Fewer than 1 in 10 patients with glioblastoma—the most common type of brain cancer—respond to immunotherapy; a new study reveals how to detect patients who may respond.
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- February 13, 2013
Study in Nature could lead to taste modulators to help control our appetite for salty food
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- November 15, 2012
Link between kidney defects and neurodevelopmental delays in kids
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- July 30, 2012
A common & aggressive brain cancer appears to be caused by a genetic mutation -- and targeting it with a drug showed promise in mice.
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- July 26, 2012
Some cases of glioblastoma, the most common & aggressive form of brain cancer, are caused by the fusion of 2 adjacent genes.
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