Biopsy-derived organoids, accurate models of disease, are used to search for new drugs. Now, results obtained by a study led ...

The model organ for this research project is the best pediatric brain tumor model developed so far and can be used to test new drugs. The results of the project, conducted by the University of Trento ...

Using this technique, investigators successfully detected brain cancer about three-quarters of the time in a cohort of 505 patients from the United States and South Korea. The team verified the ...

A dad who thought his leg weakness was caused by back sciatica was then diagnosed with an aggressive cancerous brain tumor ...

A man was told that his ear infection was actually a sign of a rare brain tumor. David Dingley, 76, noticed he wasn’t hearing properly in June 2023, but assumed he had a bad cold. His earing issues ...

Brain tumors are abnormal growths of cells in or around the brain. They can be primary (originating in the brain) or secondary (metastatic, spreading to the brain from cancer elsewhere). They can also ...

Liquid biopsies, which test body fluids that contain cancerous material, including circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA), are a noninvasive way to learn about a cancer's biology. However, technological ...

Oligodendroglioma is a rare type of brain tumor. It’s in a category of brain and spinal cord tumors called gliomas. These are brain or spinal cord tumors that come from abnormal glial cells, the ...