A drug made from a natural compound used in traditional Chinese medicine works against malignant brain tumors in mice, a new study shows. The findings offer a promising avenue of research for glioblastoma treatment. In the study, published in Cell Reports Medicine, the researchers showed how a formulation of the compound, called indirubin, improved the survival…

An experimental drug being trialled for advanced tumours has passed phase one of its Australian trial, with the second phase set to test the drug’s effectiveness against the most aggressive brain cancer—glioblastoma. Starting in June 2021, the first phase involved patients with glioblastoma, as well as cervical, pancreatic, colon, gastrointestinal, and uterine cancers, with the…

London entrepreneur Tim Cooper, who ran several corporate marketing businesses and was a bit of golf addict, collapsed of a seizure one evening in 2018 while walking home after a game, having missed his Uber ride. The 57-year-old from Sutton was rushed to Kingston Hospital where he and his wife, Kashmir, received his devastating diagnosis:…