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• Royal Parks Half Marathon 2010 - PLACES AVAILABLE NOW!

  After the huge success of 2009's event, we’ve secured places for next year’s Royal Parks Half Marathon. If you’re interested in running for charity with team brainstrust, then click here to let us know , or simply send an email to Tessa –
  
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  Category: Charity News | Published: 25 January 2010

• The latest brain cancer research, minis and pickups...

  The most common form of malignant brain cancer in adults is actually a set of four different pathologies, according to a study published on Tuesday that could lead to more targeted treatment. This would sit with the idea that treatments for brain cancer need to be personalised - a bit like taking your car into the garage,  You wouldn’t expect a mini to be treated the same way as a pickup.
   
  This study,  researched by Dr. Neil Hayes of the...
  
  
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  Category: Research News | Published: 20 January 2010

• Cancer drugs 'treat' aggressive childhood brain tumours

  Whilst a long way off being transformed into treatment for brain cancer patient's, there are some exciting developments afoot in the research world. Researchers led by the Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) examined 90 tumours from children and found two new genetic abnormalities in nine of them. They were then able to kill these abnormal tumours, in laboratory tests, by combining the two existing drugs. brainstrust's Professor Geoff Pilkington is quoted in the BBC article...
  
  
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  Category: Research News | Published: 5 January 2010

• team brainstrust 2009

  Over the Summer we quietly rolled team brainstrust from a dark corner of the brain cave. team brainstrust was to become a home for people that love a sport, and have a charity event on the horizon that they're training for, like a marathon, or a mammoth bike ride.
  
  

  
  
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  Category: Fundraising News | Published: 22 December 2009

• AND THE TEAFEST WINNERS ARE...

  Remember Teafest? On the 16th November, we asked you all to celebrate TEA! The day went really well, with all sorts of tea related hi-jinx. We had our busiest day on the brainstrust website yet, and you raised loads of money to boot (just shy of...

  
  
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  Category: Charity News | Published: 17 December 2009

• Intraoperative MRI scanning reaches Alder Hey Hospital

  Alder Hey Hospital unveil £3million brain tumour MRI scanner - Weyhey!
   

  Alder Hey hospital today unveiled a multi-million pound scanner that is the first of its kind in Europe. The MRI scanner will enable medics to scan in the operating theatre during surgery. Surgeons will be able to completely remove brain tumours from children and significantly improve their chances of surviving. The scanner is the result of a £3m donation from the Barclay Foundation - the largest single donation every received by the Trust.
  

  
  
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  Category: Charity News | Published: 16 December 2009

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