Indigo plant compound found to be effective at fighting brain tumors

One of the active ingredients in a popular traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) protocol known as Dang Gui Long Hui Wan is powerfully efficacious against malignant brain tumors, a new study shows. The substance is known as indirubin and it is naturally found in indigo plants. Researchers investigated it as a potential remedy for glioblastoma treatment using mice, … Continue reading Indigo plant compound found to be effective at fighting brain tumors

Study: Mobile phone usage causes brain tumors

New research out of the University of California, Berkeley has found that regular use of a cell phone, which encompasses pretty much everyone these days, is linked to brain cancer. Researchers looked at the statistical findings of 46 different studies from around the world, determining that using a mobile phone for just 17 minutes per day over the course of … Continue reading Study: Mobile phone usage causes brain tumors

Living near pesticide-treated farms raises risk of childhood brain tumors

Pregnant women living within 2.5 miles of agricultural lands treated with pesticides have a greater risk of their children developing central nervous system (CNS) tumors, according to a recent study. Published on Wednesday, March 31, in the Environmental Research journal, the study also revealed that the pregnant women did not have to be working in agriculture or in close contact … Continue reading Living near pesticide-treated farms raises risk of childhood brain tumors

Rampant mobile phone use causing brain tumors to skyrocket… while corporate-run media remains in denial

Is your cellphone giving you brain cancer? New research highlights the potential dangers of increased mobile phone use. Cellphones have become ubiquitous in Western societies, and now evidence suggests that they could be behind the dramatic rise in a rare type of brain tumors. Experts say that cases of a malignant brain tumor known as Glioblastoma … Continue reading Rampant mobile phone use causing brain tumors to skyrocket… while corporate-run media remains in denial