Brain cancer vaccine shows promising findings in early research at UCLAs Jonsson Cancer Center
An experimental vaccine for brain cancer has shown promising results in preliminary investigations at UCLAs Jonsson Cancer Center.... ...The results are published in this weeks issue of the peer-reviewed journal Cancer Research.... ...The vaccine, studied first as a preventive strategy for brain tumors, completely prevented brain tumor formation in laboratory rats. In contrast, all of the rats th...Scientists at UCLAs Jonsson Cancer Center discover gene's role in regulating stem cells in the brain
By discovering how a gene called PTEN influences the growth, proliferation and death of stem cells in the brain, scientists at UCLAs Jonsson Cancer Center have taken an important first step toward unraveling the mysteries of brain development and why some brain cells replicate uncontrollably, giving rise to brain tumors and other brain diseases.... ...Understanding how PTEN works in the brain al...