Important advancements in the treatment of cancer, AIDS and suchlike have always hogged headlines. In the latest instance, a team of scientists has reportedly found a breakthrough in brain cancer treatment.
The team is from the San Francisco Medical Centre, University of California. As per reports based on the medical journal Nature, the team has discovered that the "cancerous cells link up with healthy brain cells to become hyperactive and cause speedy cognitive loss and death in patients."
Saritha Krishna, an Indian woman, was at the helm of the team. She and her team discovered that a common anti-seizure drug prescribed by specialists is effective in reducing the hyperactivity of the tumour cells. They can be so useful as to halt the growth of the tumour cells.
"The hijacking of brain circuitry by the cancer cell" was the key to the discovery. The suppression of glioma's activity through non-invasive brain modulation techniques has been proposed by the team.
