Brain Cancer
Glioblastoma Drug Resistance Pathway Identified
Science
Summary: Researchers identified a key signaling pathway, PI3K-beta, responsible for chemotherapy resistance in glioblastoma. Blocking this pathway makes tumor cells more sensitive ...
Winston-Salem father beats ‘Glioblastoma’ Stage 4 Brain Cancer twice
Health
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — May is Brain Tumor Awareness Month. According to BrainTumor.org, those diagnosed with Glioblastoma have an average survival rate of ...
Breakthrough in Immunotherapy for Brain Cancer
Health
Summary: Researchers unveiled a new combination immunotherapy that significantly boosts the immune response in patients with malignant gliomas. By integrating a personalized ...
RFK Jr. says doctors found a dead worm in his brain. Here’s how it happens and why it’s rare in the U.S.
LifeStyle
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he is living with a dead worm in his brain, according to court documents ...
Novel mRNA Vaccine Shows Promise Against Deadly Brain Cancer
Health
Summary: Researchers introduced a new mRNA cancer vaccine that rapidly activates the immune system against glioblastoma, the deadliest form of brain tumor. ...
Vitamin D Boosts Gut Bacteria for Cancer Immunity
Health
Summary: Vitamin D enhances a type of gut bacteria in mice, improving their immunity to cancer. The study shows that mice with ...
CAR-T Trial Targets Glioblastoma Brain Cancer
Health
Summary: Researchers initiated a pioneering clinical trial using an advanced form of CAR-T therapy, enhanced by synthetic notch (synNotch) technology, to treat ...
How a Florida woman’s NYC selfie led to her brain tumor diagnosis
Health
It was a life-changing selfie. Eight years ago, Megan Troutwine traveled to New York City to see her late cousin, Tony Martinez, ...
New strategy to attack aggressive brain cancer shows promise
Health
WASHINGTON (AP) — A new strategy to fight an extremely aggressive type of brain tumor showed promise in a pair of experiments ...
Stacy Wakefield, wife of late former Red Sox pitcher Tim Wakefield, dies of pancreatic cancer
Sports
Former Red Sox pitcher Tim Wakefield (center) and his wife, Stacy, shown here in 2016, are survived by their two children. (Matt ...