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Low-cost molecular test targets more efficient brain cancer diagnosis

Dr. Rola Saleeb and colleagues harnessed next-generation sequencing to create a test that can identify brain cancer biomarkers for a fraction of the cost of other platforms. Knowing the subtle differences between cancers, observable only…

ArticleJan 12, 2023

TechnologyBrain cancer

Zooming in on mouse brain development reveals origins of human glial cancers

OICR researchers create first-of-its kind atlas of developing mouse brain cells to help find the ‘cell of origin’ for brain and spinal cord tumours By looking closely at the building blocks of normal brain development,…

ArticleDec 08, 2022

TechnologyBrain cancer

‘Seemingly inconsequential’ inherited DNA mutation triggers sixfold increase in brain tumour risk

Dr. Daniel Schramek never expected to find a major driver for brain tumours in a hidden corner of our DNA. Then again, he never expected to be studying brain tumours at all. Schramek’s research focused…

ArticleDec 06, 2022

TechnologyTreatment

Breaking through the blood-tumour barrier to better treat brain cancer

OICR-supported research has reshaped our understanding of the cellular barrier that makes it difficult to treat medulloblastoma. New discoveries about the nature of the blood-tumour barrier could help overcome one of the biggest challenges in…

ArticleNov 22, 2022

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FACIT award winners to give surgeons 10-second solution to identify cancer

Dr. Darren Kraemer and his team will receive $100,000 to advance their laser-based diagnostic technology after winning the FACIT Falcons’ Fortunes competition. With a cancer patient on the operating table, surgeons have just minutes to…

ArticleFeb 10, 2022

TechnologyDiagnosis

New prognostic biomarkers and cancer-driving genes found in the dark matter of the cancer genome

Catalogue of 166 biomarkers generated through machine learning analysis of long non-coding RNAs Toronto – (November 15, 2021) A new batch of prognostic cancer biomarkers have been discovered in an area where few have gone…

ArticleNov 15, 2021

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