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Yale Biostatistics Researcher Awarded $13 Million Grant to Study Glioma Brain Tumors
A team of scientists led by Dr. Elizabeth B. Claus, professor of biostatistics at the Yale School of Public Health (YSPH) and an attending neurosurgeon in the Department of Neurosurgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, recently received a $13 million grant to help answer these questions by investigating the molecular evolution of lower-grade gliomas.
10 Jan 2023
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Dr. Jennifer Moliterno on Yale Cancer Answers
On September 8, 2024, on Yale Cancer Answers, Dr. Eric Winer interviewed Jennifer Moliterno, MD, FAANS, Chief of Neurosurgical Oncology and Clinical Director of the Chênevert Family Brain Tumor Center at Smilow Cancer Hospital and Yale Cancer Center.
9 Sep 2024
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Neuro-Oncologist, Dr. Sylvia Kurz, Joins Chênevert Family Brain Tumor Center
Sylvia Kurz, MD, PhD, has been named an Associate Professor of Neurology (Neuro-Oncology) and cares for patients as part of the Chênevert Family Brain Tumor Center at Smilow Cancer Hospital and Yale Cancer Center.
16 Jul 2024
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Hawaiian Man Overcomes Brain Tumor with Positive Attitude – and an Expert at Yale
Stephen, 61, traveled over 5,000 from Hawaii to Yale to have Dr. Jennifer Moliterno perform brain surgery. Dr. Moliterno performs more brain surgeries than any other physician in Connecticut, and patients like Stephen travel long distances due to her experience and efficiency.
23 May 2024
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Mary Barden, MD, in honor of Brain Tumor Awareness Month
Mary Barden, MD, participates in a Q&A in honor of Brain Tumor Awareness Month.
15 May 2024
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James Hansen, MD, MS, in honor of Brain Tumor Awareness Month
James Hansen, MD, MS, participates in a Q&A in honor of Brain Tumor Awareness Month.
8 May 2024
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Roel Verhaak, PhD, in honor of Brain Tumor Awareness Month
Roel Verhaak, PhD, participates in a Q&A for Brain Tumor Awareness Month.
2 May 2024
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Woman Faces a Brain Tumor with Determination, Focus, and a World Class Surgeon
Melinda, 67, approached her brain tumor with the same singular focus she approaches everything in life - and with the help of a World-Class Yale surgeon.
30 Apr 2024
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Yale Biomedical Engineers Develop Nanoparticle Brain Cancer Treatment
In a recent study, Yale researchers developed a new way to more effectively treat brain cancer using nanoparticles. Led by biomedical engineering professor Mark Saltzman and radiology professor Ranjit Bindra, the team first administered mice with medulloblastoma, a brain cancer that predominantly affects children. Then, they developed and used drug-carrying nanoparticles to deliver treatment over a sustained period of time. The study showed that mice who received this treatment lived significantly longer than mice who received traditional brain cancer treatment. “This treatment is a way to directly target tumor cells in the central nervous system (CNS) with the potential to minimize toxic therapies, like radiation therapy to the CNS, as well as high doses of systemically administered chemotherapies,” Bindra told the News.
Source: Yale Daily News
9 Nov 2023
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Nanoparticles Deliver Treatment Directly to Tumors of Deadly Brain Cancer
Using nanoparticles administered directly into the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), a research team has developed a treatment that may overcome significant challenges in treating a particularly deadly brain cancer. The researchers, led by professors Mark Saltzman, PhD, and Ranjit Bindra, MD, PhD, administered to mice with medulloblastoma a treatment that features specially designed drug-carrying nanoparticles. The study, published in Science Translational Medicine, showed that mice who received this treatment lived significantly longer than mice in the control group.
1 Nov 2023
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Shannen Doherty’s Brain Surgery To Remove Cancer – The Risks Involved and Will It Work? Neurosurgeons Say ‘Patients Are Living Longer’
Actress Shannen Doherty, 52, who’s bravely battled metastatic breast cancer underwent surgery to remove a tumor in her brain.
Source: Survivor Net
15 Jun 2023
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Treatment Breakthrough for an Intractable Brain Cancer
Servier’s drug vorasidenib helped glioma patients stave off cancer growth.
Source: Wall Street Journal
4 Jun 2023
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Dr. Mary Barden on Yale Cancer Answers
Dr. Mary Barden in honor of Brain Cancer Awareness Month
29 May 2023
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Smilow Shares: Brain Tumor Awareness Month
On May 10, 2023, in honor of Brain Tumor Awareness Month, members of our Chênevert Family Brain Tumor Center at Smilow Cancer Hospital and Yale Cancer Center shared information on what to expect after surgery to remove a tumor.
11 May 2023
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Surgeons wouldn’t touch a CT man’s brain tumor. Then one looked and said, ‘I can help that guy.’
Joe Brennan, a helicopter pilot and U.S. Army veteran, is tough and supremely confident of his ability to fly a chopper, even through a heavy rainstorm.
Source: Hartford Courant
26 Feb 2023
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By Exploiting the DNA Repair System, Yale Scientists Want to Crack Chemotherapy Resistant Brain Cancer
In a new study published in Science, Yale scientists describe an alternative drug to temozolomide that may overcome brain cancer's resistance to chemotherapy.
Source: Endpoints
28 Jul 2022
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Giving from the Heart
Tiva and Jamie Lovemark have established a nonprofit foundation to financially and emotionally support patients diagnosed with brain tumors at Smilow Cancer Hospital.
28 Jun 2022
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Tiny Nanoparticles Offer Large Potential for Brain Cancer Treatment
Researchers at Yale were part of a collaboration to develop nanoparticles that hold promise for delivering cancer drugs to the brain in the future.
6 Apr 2020
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Scientists Find Ally in Fight Against Brain Tumors: Ebola
Yale scientists have enlisted a most unlikely ally in efforts to treat glioblastoma, an often lethal form of brain — elements of the Ebola virus.
13 Feb 2020
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Singing during surgery?
It's a nightmare scenario when under the knife, waking up in the middle of surgery and knowing what's going on. But in some cases, it can be a life saver.
Source: Fox61 News
23 Sep 2019