As cancer progressed, mice still pursued easy rewards but quickly abandoned tasks requiring greater effort. Meanwhile, we ...

The way DNA folds inside the nucleus of brain cells may hold the key to understanding a devastating form of brain cancer called glioblastoma, suggests a new preclinical study. The findings offer a new ...

The fatigue and lack of motivation that many cancer patients experience near the end of life have been seen as the unavoidable consequences of their declining physical health and extreme weight loss.

Washington: A cruel consequence of advanced cancer is ... our discovery reveals a promising target for treatment. By intercepting inflammatory signals or modulating brain circuits, researchers ...

Mar. 13, 2025 — A study shows that high-grade glioma tumor cells harboring DNA alterations in the gene PDGFRA responded to the drug avapritinib, which is already approved by the United States ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Adam Kepecs, Washington University in St. Louis (THE CONVERSATION) A cruel ...