Investigational magnetic device shrinks glioblastoma in first-in-world human test
Houston Methodist Neurological Institute researchers from the department of neurosurgery shrunk a deadly glioblastoma tumor by more than a third using a helmet generating a noninvasive oscillating magnetic field that the patient wore on his head while administering the therapy in his own home. The 53-year-old patient died from an unrelated injury about a month into the treatment, but during that short time, 31% of the tumor mass disappeared. The autopsy of his brain confirmed the rapid response to the treatment.
“Thanks to the courage of this patient and his family, we were able to test and verify the potential effectiveness of the first noninvasive therapy for glioblastoma in the world,” said David S. Baskin, M.D., FACS, FAANS, corresponding author and director of the Kenneth R. Peak Center for Brain and Pituitary Tumor Treatment in the Department of Neurosurgery at Houston Methodist. “The fa
Investigational magnetic device shrinks glioblastoma in first-in-world human test
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Minister for Decentralisation and Regional Education Andrew Gee tours FIF, Molecular Horizons and TRICEP
Federal Minister for Decentralisation and Regional Education and Minister Assisting the Minister for Trade and Investment the Honourable Andrew Gee MP visited the University of Wollongong (UOW) on Wednesday 5 May, meeting with senior executive and visiting some of the University’s leading translational research facilities.
Mr Gee met with UOW Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Wellings CBE and Vice-Chancellor Designate Professor Patricia Davidson before taking tours of the Facility for Intelligent Fabrication (FIF), Molecular Horizons and the Translational Research Initiative for Cell Engineering and Printing (TRICEP).
In line with his portfolios, the minister was particularly interested in the translational aspects of research done at UOW – how research breakthroughs move from the lab and the workshop to applications in industry and healthcare to benefit the community – and