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Non-invasive mapping helps to localize language centers before brain surgery

A new functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) technique may provide neurosurgeons with a non-invasive tool to help in mapping critical areas of the brain before surgery, reports a new study.

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KDM1 may represent a new therapeutic target for glioma

Researchers have generated preclinical data demonstrating that the protein KDM1, which functions as a lysine demethylase, is a potential target for glioma treatment, according to new research.

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Smaller radiation fields can spare brain when treating tumors, research finds

New research shows that patients suffering from aggressive brain tumors can be effectively treated with smaller radiation fields to spare the rest of the brain and preserve cognition.

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Smaller radiation fields can spare brain when treating tumors, research finds

New research shows that patients suffering from aggressive brain tumors can be effectively treated with smaller radiation fields to spare the rest of the brain and preserve cognition.

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Neural-like stem cells from muscle tissue may hold key to cell therapies for neurodegenerative diseases

Scientists have taken the first steps to create neural-like stem cells from muscle tissue in animals.

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First evidence of fetal DNA persisting in human brain tissue

Small portions of male DNA, most likely left over in a mother’s body by a male fetus can be detected in the maternal brain relatively frequently, according to a report published Sept. 26 in the open access journal PLOS ONE by William Chan of Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and his colleagues.

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Cause of an inherited form of epilepsy discovered

Double-cortex syndrome primarily affects females and arises from mutations on a gene located on the X chromosome. Medical researchers have used a highly advanced microscope to discover how these mutations cause a malformation of the human brain.

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From stem cell to brain cell: New technique mimics the brain

A new technique that converts stem cells into brain cells has just been developed. The method is simpler, quicker and safer than previous research has shown and opens the doors to a shorter route to clinical cell transplants.

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New stem cell activity identified in human brain

Researchers have identified a new pathway of stem cell activity in the brain that represents potential targets of brain injuries affecting newborns. The recent study raises new questions of how the brain evolves.

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Do-it-yourself brain repair following stroke

Stroke is a leading cause of long-term disability and death in the United States. New research has now identified a way to exploit one of the brain’s self-repair mechanisms to protect nerve cells and enhance brain repair in rodent models of stroke. The authors of the research suggest that this approach could provide a nontoxic treatment for stroke.

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