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Ten maternity nurses working on the same floor at a Massachusetts hospital have developed aggressive brain tumors. Staff at Newton-Wellesley Hospital have developed various forms of brain cancer over the past few years. As many as 10 nurses on the same maternity ward at Newton-Wellesley Hospital have been diagnosed with brain cancer. One nurse, who asked to remain anonymous, told WBZ-TV: “It’s getting to the point where the number just increases, and you start saying am I crazy thinking this. This can’t just be a coincidence.” “We want reassurance because this has not been a reassuring past few months for...

Glioblastoma is a particularly aggressive brain tumor that at present is incurable. Half of patients die within twelve months of diagnosis. Drugs that are effective against brain tumors are difficult to find, as many cancer drugs often can't cross the blood-brain barrier to reach the brain. Researchers have now found a substance that effectively combats glioblastomas, at least in the laboratory: an antidepressant called vortioxetine. Scientists know that this inexpensive drug, which has already been approved by agencies such as the FDA in the U.S. and Swissmedic, is capable of crossing the blood-brain barrier. With pharmacoscopy, researchers can simultaneously test...

Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital have found a way to use cancer cells to fight cancer. In a study published in Science Translational Medicine, the team led by Khalid Shah demonstrated that their cell therapy could eliminate established tumors and create long-term immunity in an advanced mouse model of glioblastoma, a type of brain cancer. The vaccine works by training the immune system to prevent cancer from returning. These results are encouraging and suggest that this approach may be effective in treating cancer in humans. Dual-action cell therapy engineered to eliminate established tumors and train the immune system to...

Memphis, TN (LifeNews.com) -- The use of adult stem cells continues to outpace embryonic stem cell research as scientists report they have come up with a new treatment for children with brain tumors called medulloblastomas. Children with the high-risk tumors have a low 30-40 percent chance of surviving and living to the age of 5 and chemotherapy can take as long as a year. But, Dr. Amar Gajjar of St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital in Memphis says using a patient's own stem cells is having an amazing effect in treating the cancer. "Not only can we now cure about 70...

A federal judge Monday tossed out an $800 million lawsuit filed by a Maryland doctor who claims cell phones caused his brain tumor. U.S. District Judge Catherine Blake said none of the evidence submitted by Dr. Christopher Newman was substantial enough to warrant a trial against cell phone manufacturer Motorola and several major cell phone carriers. The $45 billion wireless industry has been watching the case closely because could have opened the door to other lawsuits if allowed to proceed. No other such claims have succeeded so far. Newman, a neurologist, claims the older, analog cell phone he used from...