Common brain tumor is genetically alike in dogs and people

The most common type of brain tumor in humans and dogs—called meningiomas—are extremely similar genetically, researchers report.

Jennifer Gauntt - Texas A&M • futurity
Feb. 22, 2024 ~6 min

‘Reprogrammed’ cells may help glioblastoma resist treatment

Glioblastoma is one of the most treatment-resistant cancers. A new study offers clues as to how it can aggressively resist immunotherapy.

Brandi Wampler-Notre Dame • futurity
Dec. 13, 2023 ~5 min


FDA approves treatment that destroys tumors with sound

The FDA has approved the use of sound waves to break down tumors—a technique called histotripsy—in humans for liver treatment.

U. Michigan • futurity
Oct. 16, 2023 ~7 min

Epigenetics may play a role in glioma brain tumors

New findings indicate that epigenetic changes contribute to incurable brain tumors called gliomas.

Gregory Filiano-Stony Brook • futurity
Aug. 18, 2023 ~3 min

Green tea compound may treat uterine fibroids

A green tea compound shows promise for treating and even preventing uterine fibroids, according to a new pre-clinical study.

Kristen Crocker-Johns Hopkins • futurity
July 13, 2023 ~7 min

Tumor model clarifies how bone cancer defies chemo

An upgraded model shows how the body's immune response can make tumor cells more resistant to chemotherapy.

Silvia Cernea Clark-Rice • futurity
March 28, 2023 ~6 min

Sound waves offer 2-prong attack against cancer

New research digs into how a technique that uses noninvasive sound waves to break up tumors triggers an immune response in mice.

Jim Lynch-Michigan • futurity
Feb. 2, 2023 ~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


Tiny ‘drug factory’ quickly destroys tumors in mice

A treatment that combines cytokine "drug factory" implants with a checkpoint inhibitor drug eradicates advanced-stage mesothelioma tumors in mice in days.

Jade Boyd-Rice • futurity
Sept. 8, 2022 ~7 min

Nerve-cancer distance may be key to oral cancer outcomes

The space between nerves and tumor cells may help identify the most aggressive oral cancers, which could offer patients a better chance of survival.

Laura Bailey-Michigan • futurity
July 5, 2022 ~4 min

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