Combating Brain Tumor Metabolism (IMAGE)

NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Combating Brain Tumor Metabolism

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Brain scans of patients helped NIH funded researchers find that manipulating cancer cell metabolism may combat diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas (DIPGs) and other tumors.

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Courtesy of Benita Tamrazi, M.D., & Stefan Bluml, Ph.D., at the Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, CA.

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