An 11-year-old girl misdiagnosed with sickness bugs and migraines was assessed by medics about 30 times before being told she had a brain tumour. Tia Gordon, from Northampton, ended up being admitted to hospital as an emergency despite previous trips to …

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I have been diagnosed with a brain tumor and advised to have radiation therapy. I'm very nervous about this and the risks for me, my family and, potentially, another cancer diagnosis. Can you explain why radiation therapy could be …

Days after celebrating Easter with family, Scribner residents Brandy and Abdoul Dabo noticed that something was “off” with their five-year-old son, Zain. Seemingly overnight, he began to have trouble walking, he couldn’t swallow any food and his speech …

The RHS Chelsea Flower Show is back for another year of beautiful blooms. There are 35 gardens this year to give us inspiration as well as a host of fabulous flower displays, expert talks and of course stalls so we can recreate some of the magic at home. …

Remote control Schematic showing (top panel) how microfibrebots can anchor to a blood vessel, navigate via helical propulsion, elongate to pass through narrow regions and aggregate to block blood flow. Potential applications (bottom panel) include coil …

Shifting from giant accelerators 26 km (16 miles) across to brain surgery theaters, a particle detector first developed by physicists at CERN is being used by scientists in Germany to treat brain tumors with greater precision and safety. Destroying head …

A 15-year-old girl once stricken with a brain tumour is enjoying her childhood again - one of over a thousand patients treated by the UK’s first NHS proton beam therapy centre. In the five years since The Christie Hospital's High-energy Proton Beam …

Scientists in the UK have launched a new trial to investigate how well proton therapy reduces side effects compared to photon radiotherapy. To determine if proton therapy results in fewer side effects and better quality of life than standard radiotherapy, …

A girl, who bravely fought a brain tumour, has been selected for a remarkable opportunity to launch a major cancer research fundraising event. Aurora Farren, eight, spent her last birthday in hospital being treated for a brain tumour and endured several …

A girl who spent her last birthday in hospital being treated for a brain tumour has been chosen to launch a major cancer research fundraising event. Aurora Farren, eight, endured several rounds of chemotherapy and also underwent proton beam therapy after …