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ISRAEL PRINTS WORLD’S FIRST 3D LIVING MALIGNANT BRAIN TUMOR

The Jerusalem Post - A team of Israeli researchers from Tel Aviv University has printed the world’s first viable malignant brain tumor using a 3D printer, recreating the flowing blood vessels and surrounding brain tissue. The glioblastoma tumor is based on samples...

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Simple urine test may help early detection of brain tumors

A recent study by Nagoya University researchers revealed that microRNAs in urine could be a promising biomarker to diagnose brain tumors. Their findings, published in the journal ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, have indicated that regular urine tests could...

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COMBINATION OF DRUGS PROMISING FOR BRAIN TUMOR TREATMENTS

- Chia-Yi, Hou Changing America Glioblastoma is a type of cancer that can form in the brain or spinal cord. The drugs used in the clinical trial are atezolizumab, an immunotherapy drug, and ipatasertib, a new precision drug that “may be able to uncloak tumours to the...

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