Publications by authors named "Nina Drewa"
Article Synopsis
- Glioblastomas are aggressive brain tumors that resist treatment and utilize neuron-tumor connections to promote their growth, with cholinergic neurons playing a key role in this invasion.
- The study utilized rabies viruses for retrograde tracing to reveal how glioblastomas integrate into brain circuits, showing that radiotherapy can enhance neuron-tumor connectivity, complicating treatment efforts.
- By disrupting neuron-tumor connections, researchers discovered a potential therapeutic approach that could halt glioblastoma progression, emphasizing the need to target these synapses for better treatment outcomes.
Article Synopsis
- Gliomas are a type of brain tumor that can be very different from each other and are often hard to treat.
- Researchers used a special method called Patch-seq to study these tumors and found some cells that have characteristics of both brain support cells and nerve cells.
- These hybrid cells can send signals like nerve cells, which could help explain how these tumors grow and behave.
