Brain Cancer News & Features

Data scientists face new challenges as their efforts to examine every single neuron in the human brain place extreme processing demands on supercomputers.

Nick Cannon’s 5-month-old, Zen, died of brain cancer on Sunday, the TV host announced on his show on Tuesday.

An Alabama neurosurgeon who was charged with manslaughter in the death of a medical student is now facing a malpractice suit alleging he performed the wrong brain surgery.

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The study was peer reviewed and published in the open-access journal eLife. It says the drug, called ISRIB, restored cognitive abilities in older mice and rejuvenated brain and immune cells.

Striving to cure pet dogs with brain tumors and learning which therapies work best -- and why -- could inform cancer treatments for children with these tumors, the researchers concluded.

While Taylor Swift's mother was undergoing treatment for breast cancer, doctors discovered that she also had a brain tumor

Treatment with the drug within three hours of brain injury reduced the risk of death, the investigators found.

Harper had an illustrious stage and dance career before she was hired in 1970 to play Rhoda, an earthy bohemian to Mary Tyler Moore’s uptight, guileless career woman.

It's a matter of math: A large brain means more brain cells, and more cells means more cell divisions that can go wrong and cause mutations that trigger cancer, authors of a new study explain.

In July 2017, doctors removed a blood clot above his left eye at the Mayo Clinic Hospital in Phoenix, AZ. During that procedure, they found a brain tumor known as glioblastoma associated with the clot.

The family of Sen. John McCain announced Friday that that 81-year-old Republican would stop receiving treatment for a brain tumor. McCain was diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer, a gliobloastoma, in July 2017.

An ancient scourge -- the polio virus -- may be an unexpected friend to people battling one of the deadliest brain cancers, new research shows.

Scientists with the National Toxicology Program say there is some evidence that the radiation emitted by cellphones can increase the risk of a rare type of nerve tumor at least in male rats, but what this means for people is still up for debate.

A new five-year research project at the University of Minnesota will include pet dogs with glioblastoma

A new form of gene therapy shows promise in battling recurrent brain cancer.

'Grey's Anatomy' star has procedure on benign tumor.

Sen. John McCain of Arizona was diagnosed with a brain tumor.

Study found significant increase in survival 2 years after diagnosis

Targeted approach appears to preserve mental functioning

Although larger procedure carries more risk, odds of longer survival are higher, researchers say

Experimental device seems to help more chemotherapy reach tumors, researchers report

Injectable virus appears to extend lives of glioblastoma patients

Rodents exposed to phone radiation actually lived longer than unexposed animals, reviewers point out

Scientists identify three genes thought to raise risk for glioma tumors