Glowing dye lights up hard-to-reach parts of the brain

A new fluorescent dye that lights up the brain holds promise for cancer treatment, according to new research.

Silvia Cernea Clark-Rice • futurity
Feb. 1, 2023 ~6 min

Vaccine extends life for patients with brain cancer

"This personalized immune therapy could be a game-changer for a disease this is so deadly and difficult to treat."

Susanne Pallo-Rochester • futurity
Dec. 8, 2022 ~5 min


Drug crosses blood-brain barrier to fight glioblastoma in mice

A new way to get drugs across the blood-brain barrier in mice could one day lead to a way to treat humans with brain cancer.

Corrie Pikul-Brown • futurity
Nov. 17, 2022 ~7 min

Team finds driver of brain tumor drug resistance

Researchers have found a process in glioblastoma brain tumors that drives resistance to immune-boosting therapies.

Sarah Avery-Duke • futurity
Nov. 4, 2022 ~4 min

Can Prozac fight deadly brain cancer?

Prozac, a common antidepressant, appears to target glioblastoma, a difficult to treat, often deadly brain cancer, a new study with mice shows.

Krista Conger-Stanford • futurity
Jan. 10, 2022 ~6 min

Glioblastoma drug for dogs may work for people

A glioblastoma treatment for dogs could be useful in treating the aggressive brain cancer in humans, a new study shows.

Jennifer Gauntt - Texas A&M • futurity
Sept. 1, 2021 ~5 min

Morning chemo could add months to glioblastoma patient survival

Simply giving chemotherapy in the morning, rather than in the evening, could add a few months of survival for patients with glioblastoma.

Julia Evangelou Strait-WUSTL • futurity
April 5, 2021 ~8 min

Morning chemo could add months to glioblastoma patient survival

Simply giving chemotherapy in the morning, rather than in the evening, could add a few months of survival for patients with glioblastoma.

Julia Evangelou Strait-WUSTL • futurity
April 5, 2021 ~8 min


Zika virus helps kill deadly brain cancer in mice

A study with mice shows that the Zika virus can rev up the immune system to destroy glioblastoma, a deadly form of brain cancer.

Tamara Bhandari-Washington University • futurity
March 29, 2021 ~7 min

Nanotech jumps blood-brain barrier to kill cancer in mice

"It's still a bit of a miracle to us.... I've worked in this field for more than 10 years and have not seen anything like this."

Nicole Casal Moore-Michigan • futurity
Nov. 11, 2020 ~6 min

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