Brain tumors

Radiotherapy may cause long-term cognitive impairment

The findings indicated that RT produced both local and global changes in the structural network topology of the brain, thinning the cortex at a rate faster than that associated with Alzheimer`s disease and increasing segregation between regions of the brain that typically work together to perform functions such as memory-making and recall.

Jun 10, 2017, 12:10 PM IST

Report suggests neglected cancer is killing many youth

A recent report shows that funding for research into brain tumors is still woefully inadequate, despite it being the biggest cancer killer of children and people under the age of 40. 

Oct 11, 2016, 20:40 PM IST