20 Sept. 2017
Sarah Lindsell, The Charity’s Chief Executive, has co-signed a letter urging the Secretary of State for Health, Jeremy Hunt, to protect England’s largest annual survey of cancer patient experience in ...
20 Sept. 2017
We have awarded the Dutch/British WINDOW Consortium a grant of £1.5 million (€1.75 million) for research into Glioblastoma
15 Sept. 2017
A team of researchers investigated the effect of the Zika virus on glioblastoma cells in mice, as well as in human brain tissue samples. They discovered that the virus infected ...
13 Sept. 2017
Sarah Lindsell, our CEO, talks about why gifts in Wills should be in our everyday conversations…
12 Sept. 2017
As part of our commitment to improving life today for those affected by brain tumours, we’re excited to announce the expansion of our support offering as we roll out Live ...
11 Sept. 2017
Communications Officer, Stephanie Layton, explores the progress of some of the exciting research Dr Darren Hargrave is currently working on.
08 Sept. 2017
We believe brain tumour patients need a ‘global Britain’ after Brexit. The UK Government has published an important paper outlining its current position on scientific cooperation for when the UK ...
01 Sept. 2017
HeadSmart were ‘all fired up’ after learning from Saturdays’ singer Rochelle Humes they had been voted the UK’s favourite National Lottery funded health project.
01 Sept. 2017
Researchers have barcoded cancer cells to learn more about growth patterns in hopes of developing more targeted treatments.
31 Aug. 2017
Yesterday the UK Government published the recommendations of an independent review of the UK Life Sciences industry
25 Aug. 2017
Six years ago, Martino Sclavi was given 18 months to live after a grade 4 glioblastoma brain tumour diagnosis. A side effect of his brain surgery left the film producer ...
24 Aug. 2017
This means that 1/2a clinical trials using the drug VBI-1901 can now begin later this year in patients with recurrent GBM. The trials will examine the safety and effectiveness of ...
22 Aug. 2017
The brain tumour databank launches today. This ground breaking project will revolutionise the way brain tumour data is used worldwide
18 Aug. 2017
Thanks to your continued support and fundraising, we’re delighted to announce that we’ve been able to award over £3.8 million to five new exciting research initiatives across the globe
16 Aug. 2017
We are delighted to be officially supporting Trustedoctor who have launched the world's first virtual platform to link patients with leading brain tumour specialists around the world
15 Aug. 2017
Researchers have developed ‘nanoswimmers’ that cross the blood brain barrier highly efficiently.
14 Aug. 2017
In a profoundly moving and honest account, Sarah Pullen describes the heart-breaking reality of life after her son Silas’s brain tumour diagnosis in her new book, A Mighty Boy.
07 Aug. 2017
In a new article for Nature Communication, scientists Gelareh Zadeh and Ken Aldape explain that radiation given during childhood cancer treatments causes DNA to rearrange. This rearrangement of DNA can ...
