/channels/taxonomy/term/5773/all en /channels/channels/news/two-neuro-projects-funded-international-partnership-357722 <h2>Researchers will study how hormones affect brain cancer and the role of neural circuits in social skills</h2> <p>The Paris Brain Institute and the Institut Pasteur have partnered with The Neuro to fund two groundbreaking studies, each receiving more than $440,000. These projects are part of an international collaboration to address future challenges in neuroscience.</p> Fri, 14 Jun 2024 13:20:06 +0000 webfull 200516 at /channels /channels/channels/news/fighting-brain-cancer-its-root-332868 <p>ÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û researchers identify proteins that drive cancer stem cells. Targeting and supressing a particular protein called galectin1 could provide a more effective treatment for glioblastoma, in combination with radiation therapy.</p> <p>Due to its resistance to therapy, glioblastoma is the most common and aggressive cancerous brain tumour in adults. It grows fast and spreads quickly. While treatments such as surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy can help ease symptoms for a few months, in most cases tumour cells regrow after treatment and the cancer recurs.</p> Tue, 31 Aug 2021 15:10:36 +0000 webfull 172657 at /channels /channels/channels/news/gene-targeting-helps-overcome-resistance-brain-cancer-therapy-323716 <p>New insight into a gene that controls energy production in cancer stem cells could help in the search for a more effective treatment for glioblastoma. A ÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û-led study published in <i>Nature Communications</i> reveals that suppressing the OSMR gene can improve the effectiveness of radiation therapy.</p> <p>This approach, led by the laboratory of Arezu Jahani-Asl, Assistant Professor of Medicine at ÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û, was successful in preclinical mouse models where the deletion of the OSMR gene resulted in a significant improvement of tumour response to therapy and expanded lifespan.</p> Mon, 17 Aug 2020 13:12:58 +0000 webfull 162510 at /channels /channels/channels/news/deconstructing-glioblastoma-complexity-reveals-its-pattern-development-323173 <p><strong>Study identifies rapidly dividing cancer stem cells that can respond to new therapies</strong></p> <p>Brain cancers have long been thought of as being resistant to treatments because of the presence of multiple types of cancer cells within each tumor. A new study uncovers a cancer cell hierarchy that originates from a single cancer cell type, which can be targeted to slow cancer growth.</p> Wed, 08 Jul 2020 11:56:58 +0000 webfull 161875 at /channels /channels/channels/news/brain-cancer-fundraiser-leads-important-discovery-290587 <p><strong>Brain cancer begins in stem cells, targeting them may prevent tumour growth</strong></p> <p>Researchers at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (The Neuro) have found an exciting new way of treating brain cancer.</p> <p>Late stage brain cancer cells are heterogeneous — they differ down to the molecular level. This makes developing treatments at this stage difficult, because a drug that may be effective against one cell may not be effective against another.</p> Mon, 15 Oct 2018 14:12:32 +0000 webfull 141959 at /channels /channels/news/key-mechanism-identified-brain-tumor-growth-260607 <p><em><strong><a href="/newsroom/fr">ÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û Newsroom</a></strong></em></p> <p><em>Discovery offers hope for more effective treatments of deadly glioblastomas</em></p> <p>A gene known as OSMR plays a key role in driving the growth of glioblastoma tumors, according to a new study led by a ÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û researcher and published in the journal <em>Nature Neuroscience</em>.</p> Mon, 25 Apr 2016 15:47:52 +0000 webfull 118506 at /channels