Of the many different types of malignant or benign tumors out there, malignant brain tumors are considered among the rarest. ...

Glioblastoma is a particularly aggressive brain tumor that at present is incurable. Cancer doctors can extend patients' life ...

Vortioxetine, an antidepressant, shows promise against glioblastoma in lab tests conducted by ETH Zurich, leading to ...

A University of Ottawa neuroscientist's personal battle with cancer has inspired new research geared toward tailoring ...

Pre-schoolers at Primrose Schools raised more than $7,000 for their classmate after the one-year-old was diagnosed with a ...

Sep. 13, 2024 — A drug that delivers chemotherapy directly to tumors has shown impressive activity against some of the hardest-to-reach cancer cells: those that have spread to the brain in ...

In the tests, the antidepressant vortioxetine performed best and was “exceptionally consistent,” according to the study, ...

The drug, named vortioxetine, costs around £40 and is usually prescribed for adults who have major depressive episodes ...

In radiation therapy, high-energy beams destroy tumour cells. It can be used as a primary treatment if surgery is not an ...

A common antidepressant is “unexpectedly effective” against aggressive brain tumours, scientists have found. Vortioxetine is ...

The review concludes that radiation from cell phones is not likely to increase a person’s risk of brain cancer. Researchers ...

People with glioblastomas - a deadly brain tumour with no current cure - face just a five per cent chance of surviving beyond ...