A recent study demonstrates that radiomics imaging analysis can effectively forecast the hearing status of patients with vestibular schwannoma patients. Since treatment methods, such as surgery or ...

“In brain surgery, particularly involving the hearing and balance nerve, our approach must be exceedingly refined,” said UVA Health's Jason Sheehan, MD, PhD. “This study shows that Gamma Knife ...

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What is a vestibular schwannoma? Vestibular schwannomas start in Schwann cells. These are cells that help to protect and support the nerve. Usually, vestibular schwannomas develop in the Schwann cells ...

Randomized Open-Label Phase II Trial of Apitolisib (GDC-0980), a Novel Inhibitor of the PI3K/Mammalian Target of Rapamycin Pathway, Versus Everolimus in Patients With Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma ...

Salicylates, a class of non-steroidal inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), reduced the proliferation and viability of cultured vestibular schwannoma cells that cause a sometimes lethal intracranial tumor that ...

As I discussed in last month’s blog, the UAB NF Clinic staff is making the necessary adjustments to accommodate all patients after Dr. Lane Rutledge’s unexpected passing at the beginning of the year.

Researchers from Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Massachusetts General Hospital have demonstrated, for the first time, that aspirin intake ...

Randomized Open-Label Phase II Trial of Apitolisib (GDC-0980), a Novel Inhibitor of the PI3K/Mammalian Target of Rapamycin Pathway, Versus Everolimus in Patients With Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma ...