The simple act of thinking can accelerate the growth of many brain tumors.
That's the conclusion of a paper in Cell published Thursday that showed how activity in the cerebral cortex affected high-grade gliomas, which represent about 80 percent of all malignant brain tumors in people.
Over the past three years, my identical twin, Leah, and I have shared our experiences on our blog, "Twins Run in Our Family". Much to our surprise, we've gained quite a following of runners, twins and/or parents of twins. We're often recognized at races when we wear our shirt that has our logo on the front and our tagline on the back: "If you're passing me, I'm Malinda. If I'm passing you, I'm Leah."
Lindbergh High School (LHS) band members will play music for 36 hours straight April 17-18 to raise money for Alex's Lemonade Stand, and to honor a young band buddy who died last year after a brave battle with cancer.
The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) will honor CSHL Assistant Professor Christopher R. Vakoc, M.D., Ph.D., with the 35th annual AACR Outstanding Achievement in Cancer Research Award. The award will be given at the AACR Annual Meeting 2015, which convenes in Philadelphia on Saturday, April 18th.
It would be hard to match the enthusiasm and infectious optimism of the fourth-grade students at Sacred Heart Catholic School.
On Wednesday, they weren’t excited about a particular school event, assignment or hanging out with their friends. They wanted to raise money to help cure disease.
The first-ever Chatham High School Lemon Run was held April 19. More than 100 people participated in the 5K, with times ranging from 19 minutes to 40 minutes. The top three finishers were Alec Gonzalez with a time of 19:40.8, Billy Schneider with a time of 19:43.4, and Christopher Schneider with a time of 20:22.8. Some also participated in the Fun Run, and joined in the party afterward for snacks and lemonade.
A 5 year old conquering cancer took over the reigns at Rita's Italian Ice in Forest Wednesday, to help raise money for kids just like her fighting the disease.
Edie Gilger was diagnosed with neuroblastoma when she was 6 months old. She's spent a lot of time at UVA and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia for treatment.
A local 17-year-old cancer survivor was hoping to make a difference while handing out cool treats in Jacksonville Beach.
Gracey Smith was diagnosed with hypodiploid acute lymphoblastic leukemia and is using her story to help spread awareness for other families battling childhood cancer.
At 13, Tyler Johnson might have been too old for a lemonade stand, but his mother didn't have the heart to tell him.
Instead, Tyler and other children in the Brandonway neighborhood used the lemonade stand to raise money for cancer research through the Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation for Childhood Cancer.
Ellie was a sweet and sassy little girl who brought joy to everyone around her. Shortly after Ellie turned 2 years old, she was diagnosed with a rare leukemia called JMML. Sadly, Ellie passed away, but never lost her smile throughout her fight.
