glioblastoma

Creating electric fields in the brain buys glioblastoma patients extra months

Posted in Medicine on 19th Dec, 2017
by Alex Muller

Cancer treatment that creates electric fields in the brain via a cap-like device can buy more months of life for patients with glioblastoma.

New drug makes brain cancer cells explode

Posted in Medicine on 20th Mar, 2014
by Alex Muller

Scientists have managed to identify a compound that can literally blow up tumor cells belonging to the most aggressive form of brain cancer; glioblastoma multiforme.

Researchers hijack cancer migration mechanism to move brain tumors

Posted in Medicine on 26th Feb, 2014
by Alex Muller

The migrating cells latch onto the specially-designed nanofibers and follow them to a location where they can be captured and killed.