News tagged with: brain-tumour
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![Dr Juri Na, from the Brain Tumour Research Centre of Excellence at the ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ, and a Masters student conduct research in the labs at the Derriford Research Facility]()
Family of drugs used for treating muscular dystrophy could improve brain tumour treatment
ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ news: Scientists at our Brain Tumour Research Centre of Excellence have found a drug from the same family licensed for use in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy and blood cancer could transform the treatment of meningioma
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![Dr Jon Gil Ranedo and Dr Claudia Barros, from the ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ’s Brain Tumour Research Centre of Excellence, will investigate how changes in glioma stem cells affect their vulnerability and whether that can be used to identify novel therapies]()
Research hopes to uncover new vulnerabilities in glioma tumour cells
ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ news: Researchers in our Brain Tumour Research Centre have been awarded funding to explore the role oncolytic viruses – which selectively infect and kill tumour cells – might play in the treatment of certain forms of brain tumour.
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![Brain Tumour Research Centre of Excellence at the ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ awarded funding so it can continue work until 2030]()
Scientists receive £2.8m funding boost to advance research into brain tumours
ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ news: Already renowned as a hub for world-leading research into low-grade brain tumours, the University has received a five-year investment that will accelerate its progress towards clinical trials for tumour therapies
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![Libby Hasell-Williams, PhD research in the Brain Tumour Research Centre of Excellence at the ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ, has received funding through the Young Investigator Award programme run by the the Children’s Tumor Foundation (CTF)]()
Study explores enzymes’ role in brain tumour growth and therapies
ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ news: Researchers in the ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ’s Brain Tumour Research Centre of Excellence will complete a pre-clinical evaluation of three drugs already being used to target aldehydes in other conditions
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Pre-clinical testing hub enables researchers to unlock new opportunities for brain tumour therapies
ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ news: Funding from the Children’s Tumor Foundation will enable University researchers to pioneer a testing model focused on NF2-related schwannomatosis brain tumours
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Trial explores whether HIV and AIDS drugs could be used to treat brain tumours
ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ news: Scientists at our Brain Tumour Research Centre of Excellence are conducting a clinical trial to see whether using anti-retroviral medications could help people with Neurofibromatosis 2 (NF2)
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![Dr Claudia Barros, Lecturer in Neuroscience]()
Study offers new insights into earliest stages of brain tumour development
Dr Claudia Barros and her research team at the ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ have uncovered 'readying' processes which occur just prior to brain tumour onset, but which could be vital for tumour growth.
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Research breakthrough could see HIV drugs used to treat low-grade brain tumours
New research shows that drugs developed to treat AIDS and HIV could offer hope to patients diagnosed with the most common form of primary brain tumour.
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Research breakthrough could see simple blood test replace surgery for some brain tumour patients
Researchers at the Brain Tumour Research Centre of Excellence at the ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ have discovered a biomarker which helps to distinguish whether meningioma – the most common form of adult primary brain tumour – is grade I or grade II.
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![Members of Saltram Rotary Club with brain tumour scientists at ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ]()
Saltram Rotary Club supports brain tumour PhD
ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ University news: A PhD post at ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ University investigating the causes of brain tumours, has received a donation from Saltram Rotary Club
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ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ researchers in first ever UK collaborative brain tumour research workshop
ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ University news: Organised by charity Brain Tumour Research, scientists from ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ University joined colleagues from other brain tumour research institutions for the first ever UK brain tumour research workshop
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Teenager welcomes new ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ Brain Tumour Research Centre
ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ news: 15-year-old Jasmine Bayly from ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ, who has an inoperable brain tumour, has welcomed the launch of the new ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ Brain Tumour Research Centre of Excellence.
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