Recent research has focused on identifying germline polymorphisms associated with risk of glioma, and using molecular markers to classify glial tumors into more-homogenous groups. Because gene ...

Cecile Richards, a prominent advocate for women's rights and other progressive causes and former President of Planned Parenthood, died after battling glioblastoma, a form of brain cancer, on Monday.

Glial cells help providing nutrition and support to brain cells. Tumors from glial cells are often aggressive. They can start in the brain or the spinal cord, then rapidly form finger-like ...

In both cases, we made fundamental observations about the nature of glial cells and directly applied these paradigms to relevant neurological diseases: brain tumors and white matter injury. Our view ...