Not all brain tumors are alike so classifying them can be tricky. In recent studies, doctors are analyzing the DNA markers of some brain tumors to help accurately identify them.
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Scientists have not yet found a way to measure the pressure of a patient’s brain without drilling a hole in their skull. The eye, however, is directly linked to the brain by the optic nerve, which sits at the back of the eyeball. Using an ultrasound probe over the eye is a non-invasive method to identify the pressure in the brain. Read more about this technology here >> http://gizmodo.com/how-neurosurgeons-can-now-look-at-your-brain-through-yo-1737281372
Symptoms of glioma brain tumors typically appear only three months before the tumor is diagnosed, but new research fromNorway reveals a method to detect signs of a brain tumor up to 5 years before its diagnoses. Learn more about the study here >>
http://health.usnews.com/health-news/articles/2015/09/18/signs-of-brain-tumor-may-show-in-blood-years-before-diagnosis
Ever since ‘Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus’, the way men and women think has been hotly debated. Want to find out how male or female your brain is? Take the test and find out here >>
http://brainfall.com/quizzes/how-malefemale-is-your-brain/
There have been many studies that show the negative health effects of being over-weight, and now new studies are linking that to brain tumors. The studies show that overweight patients were 21 percent more likely to develop a meningioma tumor than normal-weight individuals, and obese patients were 54 percent more likely to develop one. Learn more here >>
http://www.livescience.com/52198-meningioma-brain-tumor-obesity.html
