Happy Friday! A tropical storm system will be traveling up through the mid-Atlantic this weekend, bringing wind and rain. Hunker down! This week, we have stories on Duke University being…
Glioblastoma, a type of brain cancer, is notoriously difficult to treat. This is because the tumor is fast-moving, aggressive, invasive, and hard to remove with just surgery. However, an…
Dr. Jung-Mo Ahn, associate professor at Dallas University in Texas, created a molecule that kills a broad range of treatment-resistant cancers. The newly targeted group includes triple-negative breast cancer.…
Have you ever heard of Orphan Drug designation? In the United States, this designation is granted to drugs or biologics that intend to treat, prevent, or diagnose rare diseases…
Al Lupiano, an environmental scientist, recently spoke with Meg Baker of CBS2. Al told her that twenty years ago, he was diagnosed with a brain tumor. The memory and…
Currently, 95% of rare diseases don't have an effective treatment. Progress is being made, but there is just so much ground to cover in rare disease research. Studying rare diseases…
WDBJ recently carried special news from Virginia Tech’s Fralin Biomedical Institute. Treatment has been identified for glioblastoma patients. Glioblastoma is a fatal disease resulting in death within fifteen months after…
Prozac (fluoxetine) is used to treat a variety of mental health conditions including major depressive disorder (MDD), obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), bulimia, and premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD), among others. You may…
Glioblastoma is a highly malignant and aggressive brain cancer. With a 5-year survival rate of under 10%, there is an urgent need for newer and more effective diagnostic and treatment…
Cannabidiol (CBD) is a chemical compound found in cannabis and derived from hemp. Unlike THC, CBD is not psychoactive. It is lauded for its ability to treat a wide variety…
A glioblastoma diagnosis can be devastating. Currently, the 5-year survival rate is under 10%. This highly malignant cancer, which forms in the brain and spinal cord, is also somewhat difficult…
What if researchers could change DNA processes within brain tumors to improve overall survival rates and patient outcomes? According to Medical XPress, researchers found that L-methylfolate, in conjunction with the…
Welcome to Study of the Week from Patient Worthy. In this segment, we select a study we posted about from the previous week that we think is of particular interest…
When we are injured, new cells flow to the injury site and replace the body’s damaged cells. This process is called “cell migration.” According to a recent article in Science…
Currently, a glioblastoma multiforme diagnosis comes with a relatively poor prognosis: 25% survival after 1 year, and 5% after 5 years. Researchers have been looking to not only expand their…
Welcome to the Rare Classroom, a new series from Patient Worthy. Rare Classroom is designed for the curious reader who wants to get informed on some of the rarest, most…
Could a specialized cancer vaccine actually improve patient outcomes? According to a news release from biotechnology company AIVITA Biomedical, Inc. ("AIVITA"), the answer could be "yes." Citing data from a…
Mustang Bio, a biopharmaceutical company, and City of Hope, a cancer center, have just revealed that their first participant in their Phase 1 clinical trial for leptomeningeal brain tumors including…
According to a story from yahoo.finance.com, the medical technology company iCAD, Inc. recently held a webinar featuring several brain tumor experts that discussed the potential of an approach called intraoperative…
Welcome to Study of the Week from Patient Worthy. In this segment, we select a study we posted about from the previous week that we think is of particular interest…
Could it be beneficial to harness a potentially devastating virus, such as Zika virus, for use in medical treatment? At first glance, this seems somewhat counterintuitive. Yet a news release…
A reader named Fiorella, recently reached out in response to an article we wrote entitled: A Common Parasite With An Uncommon Name: Toxoplasma Gondii is Associated with Brain Cancer. This…
Biopharmaceutical company OncoSynergy recently shared that the first patient was dosed in a Phase 1 clinical trial. Within this trial, researchers are exploring OS2966 for patients with recurrent glioblastoma.…
In a recent press release, the Ivy Brain Tumor Center, a nonprofit translational science initiative, shared that the first patient was treated in a Phase 0 clinical trial. The clinical…
Welcome to Study of the Week from Patient Worthy. In this segment, we select a study we posted about from the previous week that we think is of particular interest…
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