A study published in the journal Science Advances details a promising, new avenue toward improving awake brain mapping results by investigating the tiny, nearly imperceptible variabilities in patient ...

When removing cancerous tissue in the brain, neurosurgeons often use "awake brain mapping" to minimize the risk of causing ...

NBC News has followed the family’s yearlong struggle to return to the U.S. as the mother worries the tumor could come back.

Becca Valle didn't understand why she kept having aching headaches. She was happy at a new job. She was living with her boyfriend and happy to be near her family. She had recently checked a major item ...

Share on Pinterest A new AI tool may help predict disease risk using brain MRI datasets. Image credit: Tunvarat Pruksachat/Getty Images The wellness of the brain plays an important role in living a ...

For years, scientists have viewed cancer as a localized glitch in which cells refuse to stop dividing. But a new study suggests that, in certain organs, tumors actively communicate with the brain to ...

Scientists in South Korea have discovered that one of the most common malignant brain tumors in young adults may begin years before a tumor can be seen. IDH-mutant glioma, long treated by removing ...

Scientists have discovered a molecule that shrinks brain tumors in mice, raising hopes that the compound could one day become a pill to treat glioblastoma, one of the world’s most pernicious cancers.

Brain tumors are abnormal growths of cells in or around the brain. They can be primary (originating in the brain) or secondary (metastatic, spreading to the brain from cancer elsewhere). They can also ...