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Latest Data From Cedars-Sinai Vaccine Study Supports Immune Targeting of Brain Tumors
LATEST DATA FROM CEDARS-SINAI VACCINE STUDY SUPPORTS IMMUNE TARGETING OF BRAIN TUMORS
The drug ICT-107 targets six antigens found in brain tu... Read Full Article
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Patient Educational Conference Set On Diagnosis, Treatment, Integrative Medicine and New Therapies for Brain Tumors
Neurosurgeon Keith L. Black and other treatment and research leaders will present information for free for patients, families on Saturday, May 1... Read Full Article
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Third Grader's Class Project Pays Tribute to Neurosurgeon Keith Black for Saving Mom's Life Nine Years Later
He could have chosen any current or historical author for the March 15 assignment. But dressed in scrubs and wearing a blue surgical cap, beaming J... Read Full Article
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Cedars Sinai Nano-Drug Hits Brain-Tumor Target Found in 2001
Nine years ago, scientists at Cedars-Sinai’s Maxine Dunitz Neurosurgical Institute detected a subtle shift occurring in the molecular makeup of the... Read Full Article
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Hemangioblastoma of the Brain
Hemangioblastomas are rare tumors that occur in blood vessels of the brain and spinal cord. They may appear anywhere in the brain but are most ofte... Read Full Article
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Cedars-Sinai selected as the only center in California to participate in multi-site study
Patients suffering from recurrent brain tumors called meningiomas may be eligible to participate in a Phase II clinical trial at Cedars-Sinai Medic... Read Full Article
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7th and 8th Graders to be Scientists for a Day
“Brainworks” annual program for seventh- and eighth-grade students sponsored by Cedars-Sinai’s Department of Neurosurgery and Maxine Dunitz Neurosu... Read Full Article
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Dr. Black Health Power for Minorities Black Heritage Award
Cedars-Sinai neurosurgeon Dr. Keith Black has been honored with the 2010 Health Power for Minorities Black Heritage Award
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Study Provides Documentation That Tumor “Stem-Like Cells” Exist In Benign Tumors
Cancer stem-like cells have been implicated in the genesis of a variety of malignant cancers. Research scientists at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center’s ... Read Full Article
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Loose Chains Drummer Eddie Cleland Resumes Life After Brain Surgery
It is not uncommon for musicians to have to work around scheduling conflicts, but Eddie Cleland, drummer for “Loose Chains” and two other bands, had t... Read Full Article
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With Endoscopic Surgery, Patient has Large Pituitary Tumor Removed and Goes Home Two Days Later
When Adam Mamelak, M.D., a neurosurgeon at Cedars-Sinai Medical
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Mechanism In Cells That Generate Malignant Brain Tumors May Offer Target For Gene Therapy
Glioblastomas growing from cancer stem cells that use Sonic Hedgehog protein signaling mechanisms appear to be more aggressive.
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Trilogy Image-Guided Radiosurgery System Precisely Targets Tumors And Lesions Near The Spinal Cord And Other Critical Structures
New technology provides a treatment option for retired LAUSD school principal.
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Scientists Seek To Defeat Brain Cancer By Chipping Away Its Foundation From Various Angles
Scientists at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center’s Maxine Dunitz Neurosurgical Institute, working from a variety of disciplines and perspectives, are dissect... Read Full Article
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Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Opens Patient Trial Of Virus That Attacks Brain Cancer Cells
A common, naturally occurring virus that attacks cancer cells but appears to be harmless to normal cells is being studied as a possible treatment f... Read Full Article
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Innovative Treatment for Cushing's Disease
Kathie Harrington’s diabetes was out of control for three years, and as her insulin requirements, body weight, and blood pressure rose, she experie... Read Full Article
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Stem Cells Cultured From Human Bone Marrow Behave Like Those Derived From Brain Tissue
Stem cells taken from adult human bone marrow have been manipulated by scientists at the Maxine Dunitz Neurosurgical Institute at Cedars-Sinai Medi... Read Full Article
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Researchers Identify Genes That Allow Brain Cancer-Causing Stem Cells To Resist Treatment
While great interest has followed the discovery of neural stem cells and their potential for someday treating diseases and injuries of the brain an... Read Full Article
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Gamma Knife Technology Now Available At Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
The latest Gamma Knife® technology is now available at Cedars-Sinai with the opening Wednesday of the Gamma Knife Center at the Samuel Oschin Compr... Read Full Article
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Combined Therapies May Boost Immune Response And Long-Term Protection Against Brain Tumors
One therapy for treating brain tumors alerts the immune system to the presence of foreign material. A second therapy enhances the first and prolong... Read Full Article
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Marrow-Derived Stem Cells Deliver New Cytokine To Kill Brain Tumor Cells, Offer Protection
Attaching a recently discovered cytokine to neural stem cells derived from bone marrow, researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center’s Maxine Dunitz ... Read Full Article
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Neurosurgeon Adam Mamelak Brings Expertise In Pituitary Surgery, Epilepsy, Tumor Research
Neurosurgeon Adam N. Mamelak, M.D., has joined Cedars-Sinai Medical Center’s Maxine Dunitz Neurosurgical Institute to conduct brain tumor research,... Read Full Article
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New Residency Training Program At Cedars-Sinai Medical Center To Train A Different Breed Of Neurosurgeon
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center’s Division of Neurosurgery has established a new neurosurgical training program that is designed to produce neurosurgeo... Read Full Article
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Molecular Change Occurring During Brain Tumor Progression Also Evident In Breast Cancer
A molecular change that takes place during the progression of malignant brain tumors also occurs in breast cancer, according to a study conducted a... Read Full Article
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Vaccine Targeting Cancer-Related Antigens In Brain Tumors Appears To Prolong Survival
Researchers seeking to direct cancer-killing immune cells against the deadliest brain tumors have three new targets that show promise in laboratory... Read Full Article
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Journal Cancer: Protein Shift Predicts Brain Cancer Grade, Recurrence And Patient Survival
Study results published in the August issue of the journal Cancer reinforce previous findings that the laminin-8 genes and the resulting protein ma... Read Full Article
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New Technology Blocks Gene To Increase Immune Response Against Deadly Brain Tumor Cells
With new technology that uses short strands of genetic material to shut down a specific gene, researchers have regulated immune system proteins to ... Read Full Article
