A new type of drug discovery technique could potentially revolutionize the discovery of anti-cancer drugs. Researchers at Dartmouth College developed a method to design drugs that specifically target certain diseases, like cancer and neurodegeneration. In their study, they examined the effectiveness of several potential drugs using Glioblastoma cells. In their research,…
Many people with cancers are treated differently, depending on where their cancer is found, what level the cancer is, and how the doctor decided to treat their client. Overall, Chemotherapy, or Chemo, is the treatment of choice for most cancers. However, a potential side effect of chemotherapy is the Chemo…
You may have heard a lot of information about the Keto Diet. A Keto (or ketogenic) Diet is essentially a method of monitoring what you eat based upon eating high-fat, proper protein, and low-carbohydrate foods. (Read more details on Wikipedia’s Ketogenic Diet.) It was originally created to treat patients with…
We found a recently posted article in the New York Times entitled “Five Things I Wish I’d Known Before My Chronic Illness.” It reveals learnings that the writer found when being diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease. While that is not quite the same as having a brain tumor, the author shares…
Last week, we posted some advances in stem cells research that could in the future target and treat certain conditions in the brain where there is a diminishing function of critical neurons. These stem cells have the potential to function as neurons and restore function if appropriately directed. An area of…
Solid stress on the brain due to tumors was recently studied. Solid stress refers to the physical pressure and strength utilized by the tumor. The Massachusetts General Hospital-led research revealed that some brain tumors can increase solid stress, especially with larger, solid tissue tumors through their research titled, “How does…
Gender is not typically factored into the treatment of cancer, yet it does appear males and females can have distinct gender-specific cancer risks and prognosis. In particular, a recent study demonstrates that there are differences in treatment response to Glioblastoma (GBM) between men and women. The researchers conclude that GBM…
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