Greg Kirkpatrick completes 365 days of wild swimming for brainstrust and Swim 365
On Tuesday 17th May, Greg Kirkpatrick completed his 365th day of wild swimming raising money for brainstrust and Swim 365. Greg undertook the challenge to complete 365 days of wild […]
Technology Used for Stroke Patients May Offer Benefit to Brain Tumour Community
A group of US-based researchers came together to publish a review of a technology known as ‘Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation’ (TMS), hoping to find out whether this may be a safe […]
Mental Health Study for Meningioma Patients Calls for Improved Patient-Centred Care
A recent mental health study in Canada highlights the burden that many people with a meningioma face. It reveals key figures relating to depression and anxiety, and issues a call […]
California Research Team Develop ‘Injectable Robots’ to Treat Brain Diseases
Researchers at Bionaut Labs, California are preparing to run human clinical trials utilising ‘tiny injectable robots’ to hopefully treat various diseases in the brain. The researchers estimate that these clinical […]
Refinements Being Made in How We Classify Gliomas
Thanks to recent developments in the brain tumour research landscape, our classification of gliomas has become more granular. Specifically, with a move towards classifying gliomas molecularly. In this article we […]
Recent Evidence Identifies Potential Origin of GBM Cancer Cells
Researchers are beginning to learn where the cancer cells in GBM originate from. Findings in this area of research could aid our approach to treatment and diagnosis. In this article […]
Support for Ukrainian Refugees
The UK brain tumour community extends a warm welcome to all Ukrainian refugees. We stand in solidarity with you in the face of these extremely difficult times, and our thoughts […]
Yale Team Develop Potential Method of Bypassing Blood-brain Barrier
The blood-brain barrier is incredibly good at protecting the brain from dangerous substances such as toxins and pathogens. However, when treating the brain with drugs for something like a brain […]
The Effectiveness of Gamma Knife Radiosurgery for High-grade Gliomas
Innovative technology in radiotherapy has transformed the cancer treatment landscape in the last 20 years. We now have access to a wide range of radiotherapy tools, all of which can […]
Blood-based Biomarkers Identified for Detecting Glioma
Biomarkers, or ‘biological markers’, are used to indicate biological processes by measuring specific characteristics. In this study, biomarkers would ideally be used to inform the medical team to the presence […]