Grieving parents now learn that their 15 year old son died from a rare form of brain cancer, rather than meningitis as originally diagnosed. picked by suebe 5 months ago

Washington authorities are looking to charge a cancer patient's caregivers after the man was left alone in his house for days and mauled by hungry puppies. picked by muppet 1 week ago

Decoding the brain is hard work. It is incredibly complex and we don't even know what the code is - chemical, electrical, both, neither let alone how to decode it. Dopamine, a neurotransmitter may be the key to unlocking the brain's encryption and may be linked to complex social phenomena as well as changing neuroscience in the process. picked by 2manyusernames 2 days ago

After four days on the run, a Kentucky woman and her boyfriend are in police custody in Illinois, accused of kidnapping her 9-month-old son from a social worker, later found dead, who had taken the child to visit the mother. picked by tlovesd 2 years ago

OK the last words I ever want to hear in the same sentence are "Gamma Knife" and "wrong side of your brain" picked by moe 10 months ago

Laura Bush has malignant tumor removed in November. picked by tomphoolry 2 years ago

Sen.Kennedy, 76, who was diagnosed recently with a brain tumor is to have surgery this coming Monday followed by chemotherapy treatment.

Update to This story. picked by doggylives 3 months ago

James says that, as obesity rates soar, the list of cancers associated with those extra pounds is growing: "Breast cancer, particularly post-menopausal breast cancer, cancer of the large bowel, and cancer of the pancreas, those are the three big ones.

In other news: Hot Dogs, beer and nachos banned from sporting events. (Well, you can't smoke there either). picked by dollyllama 10 months ago

Brain Imaging test results suggest that it may soon be possible to reconstruct a picture of a person’s visual experience from measurements of brain activity alone. It may even be possible to “see” someone else’s dream. picked by MandolinOrange 6 months ago

Being creative or artistic doesn’t mean you know how to draw or play an instrument. Being creative is a way of thinking, a way of viewing the world.
Creative people use the RIGHT side of their brains more than the LEFT. Take the test and find out if your brain is RIGHT for a creative career. picked by ogri2003 1 year ago

U.S. researchers say itraconazole, a drug commonly used to treat toenail fungus, can also block the growth of new blood vessels in cancer. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

A gene test that predicts which cancer drugs will be most effective for different people is to be trialled in the US. picked by robfouryqr 2 years ago

A convincing twin of Darth Vader stalks the beige cubicles of a Silicon Valley office, complete with ominous black mask, cape and light saber. But this is no chintzy Halloween costume. It's a prototype, years in the making, of a toy that incorporates brain wave-reading technology. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Breast cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed among Canadian women. Despite slight declines in mortality rates over the past decade for women with breast cancer, one in nine Canadian women will develop breast cancer in her lifetime; one in 25 Canadian women will die from this disease. picked by robfouryqr 2 years ago

What if some years from now it's shown that using a cellphone for 35 years doubles, triples or quadruples your risk for brain cancer. Is it possible to go back to landlines, or are cellphones so important now (already!) to our quality of life that we'd be willing to take enormous risks to continue to use them? picked by cactushair 2 months ago

Actress played ditzy teenager Kelly Bundy on Fox's 'Married...with Children'

"Christina Applegate was diagnosed with an early form of breast cancer. Benefiting from early detection through a doctor ordered MRI, the cancer is not life threatening. Christina is following the recommended treatment of her doctors and will have a full recovery." picked by ImNotBlue 3 weeks ago

A chemical used to abort pregnancy could fight breast and ovarian cancer, say scientists. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

The man who helped develop a vaccine for cervical cancer is urging drug companies to keep their word and ensure women in the Third World can get the drug at a fair price. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Scientists suspect that overnight work is dangerous because it disrupts the circadian rhythm, the body's biological clock. The hormone melatonin, which can suppress tumor development, is normally produced at night. picked by dollyllama 9 months ago

A 57-year-old woman who feared she had ovarian cancer has been told she is expecting her first baby instead. picked by topofall 5 months ago