Brain Tumour

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan promised to cover all the medical expenses of a KBC 16 contestant diagnosed with a brain tumour

Brain tumour in children is a very serious issue which needs timely treatment. Here are the 8 warning signs that you should look out for before it gets too late

Climate change is likely to negatively affect the health of people suffering from brain conditions such as migraine and Alzheimer's, new research published in The Lancet Neurology journal has found. Extreme temperatures, both low and high, and greater changes over the course of the day -- driven by climate change -- were shown to have an impact on brain diseases, explained lead researcher Sanjay Sisodiya from the University of College London's Institute of Neurology, UK. "Night-time temperatures may be particularly important as higher temperatures through the night can disrupt sleep. Poor sleep is known to aggravate a number of brain conditions," he said. The study, reviewing 332 papers published from around the world between 1968 and 2023, looked at 19 different nervous system conditions, including stroke, migraine, Alzheimer's, meningitis, epilepsy and multiple sclerosis. The researchers found an increased number of admissions, disabilities or deaths resulting from a stroke due t

Traditional brain surgeries last three to four hours, ZAP-X completes treatment within a single session lasting no more than 30 minutes, John R Adler, founder and CEO of Zap Surgical said

The novel super T cells or immune cells were discovered to be more effective against numerous cancer proteins than other killer T cells

World brain tumour day is marked on 8 June yearly and it is a significant occasion to make individuals aware of the dangerous illness. An abnormal growth around the brain is called a brain tumour

Scientists have used a new device to identify a key membrane protein in urine that indicates whether the patient has a brain tumour. According to their study, the protein used to detect brain cancer could avoid the need for invasive tests, and increase the likelihood of tumours being detected early enough for surgery. This research from Nagoya University, Japan, could also have potential implications for detecting other types of cancer, the study said. The research was published in the journal ACS Nano. Although early detection of many types of cancer has contributed to the recent increases in cancer survival rates, the survival rate for brain tumours has remained almost unchanged for over 20 years. This is partly due to their late detection. Physicians often discover brain tumours only after the onset of neurological symptoms, such as loss of movement or speech, by which time the tumour has reached a considerable size. Detecting the tumour when it is still small, and starting ..

AI can be trained to detect whether or not a tissue picture contains a tumour. However, until recently, it has remained a mystery as to how it makes its judgement

Combining research with cutting-edge technology, a Delhi-based hospital on Sunday launched a "brain mapping device" and claimed it was the first-of-its-kind gadget in the country. With the advent of such personalised brain mapping, treatment for brain tumour and other brain surgeries have become much safer and due to the accuracy, damage to important brain areas can be avoided, it said in a statement. "In a first-of-its-kind technology to be launched, with combination of decades of research with cutting edge technology, IBS Hospitals today launched first brain mapping device connectomics/ quicktome in the country," the private hospital claimed. Quicktome uses sophisticated algorithms to analyse millions of data points and build a brain map personalised to each patient from a standard, non-invasive MRI scan. The maps, which doctors can view on their computers, offer a level of anatomical detail typically not available in a clinical setting, allowing surgeons to incorporate advance

The HTL-001 peptide used in the study has undergone safety testing and is suitable for patient trials. These trials are now being considered in GBM and other cancers

According to the study, cancer cells generally vary in the number of copies of each gene or chromosome present in their genome -- a phenomenon known as copy number alterations or CNAs

If the blood supply to brain gets affected, it may over long term, lead to paralysis, stroke or even death