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Researchers identify a potential therapeutic target for brain cancer EurekAlert! Mon, 22 Feb 2010 17:28 PM PST Researchers at the Cleveland Clinic report the identification of a protein that is highly expressed in a subgroup of glioblastoma brain tumor cells and show that depletion of this protein increases the survival of mice with these tumors. This work will be published in the online open-access journal PLoS Biology. Blocking blood vessel formation prevents brain tumor recurrence in mice PhysOrg Mon, 22 Feb 2010 17:01 PM PST Patients with glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), an extremely aggressive brain tumor, have a very poor prognosis. Despite high dose radiotherapy, 75% of patients die within two years, usually as a result of tumor recurrence within the irradiation field. Martin Brown and colleagues, at Stanford University School of Medicine, have now provided insight into the mechanism of such recurrence by studying ... Gestures or Words? To the Brain, It's the Same HealthDay via Yahoo! News Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:03 PM PST MONDAY, Feb. 22 (HealthDay News) -- Humans speak; therefore, they're special. Is what you eat ‘brain food?’ Dearborn Press & Guide Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:42 PM PST DEARBORN â€" “Yummy!” But … did all that chocolate you just ate on Valentine’s Day really produce a delicious mental high … or low? How did that Super Bowl beer and nachos affect the functioning of your … brain??? Interested? Tumor mechanism identified Science Daily Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:23 PM PST Researchers have for the first time identified a key mechanism that makes certain cells become tumorous in the brain. The resulting tumors occur most often spontaneously but can also occur in numbers as part of the inherited disease neurofibromatosis type 2. New treatment to prevent cancer recurrence shows promise PhysOrg Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:16 PM PST Glioblastoma is one of the most deadly human brain cancers. Radiation can temporarily shrink a tumor, but they nearly always recur within weeks or months and few patients survive longer than two years after diagnosis. 5 ways to keep your brain healthy KIVI Boise Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:44 PM PST Alzheimer's is a devastating disease. Research is ongoing to see if healthy lifestyle practices can help prevent it. Blocking blood vessel formation prevents brain tumor recurrence in mice EurekAlert! Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:29 PM PST ( Journal of Clinical Investigation ) Patients with GBM, an extremely aggressive brain tumor, have a very poor prognosis. Despite high dose radiotherapy, 75 percent of patients die within two years, usually as a result of tumor recurrence within the irradiation field. New research in a mouse model of xenografted GBM has now provided insight into the mechanism of such recurrence by and ... New treatment to prevent cancer recurrence shows promise in Stanford study EurekAlert! Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:28 PM PST Glioblastoma is one of the most deadly human brain cancers. Radiation can temporarily shrink a tumor, but they nearly always recur within weeks or months and few patients survive longer than two years after diagnosis.Now scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine studying the tumor in mice have found a way to stop the cancer cells from growing back after radiation by blocking its ... JCI table of contents: Feb. 22, 2010 EurekAlert! Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:21 PM PST ( Journal of Clinical Investigation ) This release contains summaries, links to PDFs, and contact information for the following newsworthy papers to be published Feb. 22, 2010, in the JCI: Blocking blood vessel formation prevents brain tumor recurrence in mice; Successfully modeling hepatitis B and C virus infection; New insight into Chikungunya virus infection from non-human primates; New gene ...

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