brain tumours
Why drugs sometimes cause receptor potentiation rather than inhibition
Professor Andreas Reiner and Stefan Pollok from the junior research group Cellular Neurobiology at Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB) report on this unexpected finding and the underlying mechanisms in the journal PNAS…
Reducing side effects during the treatment of brain tumours
Interdisciplinary research team at Kiel University develops a microchannel matrix for tailored drug release. Glioblastomas are among the most aggressive brain tumours in adults and difficult to treat due to…
The unanticipated early origins of childhood brain cancer
Brain tumours are the leading cause of non-accidental death in children in Canada, but little is known about when these tumours form or how they develop….
Fluorescent marker can help guide surgeons to remove dangerous brain tumor cells more accurately
The research was carried out with patients who had suspected glioma, the disease that killed Dame Tessa Jowell, and the most common form of brain cancer….
New Transport Mechanisms Gain Access To Brain
Researchers at the Institute of Pharmacy and Molecular Biotechnology of Heidelberg University are exploring new approaches to the treatment of diseases of the…
Medical researchers at FAU identify scorpion venom as possible cancer treatment
Researchers at Universitätsklinikum Erlangen at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) have now examined a substance that is often used in…