Feb 19, 2014 | Brain & Behavior, Health
One factor that makes glioblastoma cancers so difficult to treat is that malignant cells from the tumors spread throughout the brain by following nerve fibers and blood vessels to invade new locations. Now, researchers have learned to hijack this migratory mechanism,... 
Feb 4, 2014 | Brain & Behavior, Health
Adults with low-grade gliomas, a form of brain tumor, who received a chemotherapy regimen following completion of radiation therapy, lived longer than patients who received radiation therapy alone, according to long-term follow-up results from a National Institutes of... 
Jan 14, 2014 | Physics & Mathematics, Technology
MIT engineers have devised a way to measure the mass of particles with a resolution better than an attogram — one millionth of a trillionth of a gram. Weighing these tiny particles, including both synthetic nanoparticles and biological components of cells, could help... 
Jan 13, 2014 | Health, Technology
Patients with cancers of the head and neck who received intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) – a technology designed to more precisely target cancer cells and spare nearby tissue – experienced improved outcomes, as well as reduced toxicities,... 
