Zee News posted an article that could potentially be useful in the realm of cancer research. The topic of cells within the brain is the focus of said article and it seems like the prospect of them being regenerated is something worth taking into account. This type of research has been able to earn a tremendous amount of attention and for good reasons as well. That being said, is it possible for cells to grow back after the ones in question have been left unable to become repaired?

Cancer research, for so many years, have put such methods as chemo and radiation therapy to use. They are the most standard methods, so it's clear that they're going to be utilized but there are setbacks. Radiation, in particular, has the potential of destroying cells within the brain if it is done enough, which is unfortunate. However, it's possible that more findings have come to the surface and, judging by how much potential they house, they deserve the attention of organizations like Voices against Brain Cancer.

The article talked about how a study was done at the John Hopkins University School of Medicine by Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa, M.D. and the focus of it was on the neural stems cells in the body. The study in question was done with mice and, by the end, it was found that the stem cells in question were actually resistant to radiation. Why is this important, you may wonder? Well, you have to consider that these cells can potentially be broken out of their hibernation-like states so that they will be able to form new cells to take place of the irreparable ones.

There was another aspect that seized my attention and it was how different patients could potentially be helped thanks to this method. The article said that not only would brain cancer patients find themselves assisted but those with other neurological conditions may find themselves helped, too. After all, this is meant for conditions in the brain, the organ of which potentially being damaged over time. This means that patients with Parkinson's, for example, can find themselves helped thanks to the methods associated with this.

It seems like more and more information is uncovered in the field of cancer research and I, for one, am happy to see them come to the surface. I believe that there is so much that can be done in this type of field and I believe that it's just a matter of progress from this point going forward. Stories like these can only aid researchers in their efforts. The fact that such work is being done at this moment only makes me hopeful that better results will be seen before long.