Tag: brain tumor

Serious Health Concerns Over Cellphone Radiation: Is 5G Worse?

Follow the series “The Invisible Hazards in Your Hands” here. Since Motorola introduced the first cordless handheld phone in the early 1970s, cellphones and wireless devices have become ingrained in our lives. They have evolved significantly, from basic texting to streaming videos and games. Telecommunication networks, which use electromagnetic radiation to transmit information, have also…


Why Are Scientists Concerned About 5G?

Follow the series “The Invisible Hazards in Your Hands” here. Since Motorola introduced the first cordless handheld phone in the early 1970s, cellphones and wireless devices have become ingrained in our lives. They have evolved significantly, from basic texting to streaming videos and games. Telecommunication networks, which use electromagnetic radiation to transmit information, have also…


Experiment Drug Touted as Breakthrough for Intractable Brain Cancer

A new experimental drug therapy has shown some promising signs of slowing down the progression of a type of brain cancer by more than 16 months on average. French drug developer Servier Labratories released results of a new medication that may become one of the earliest targeted therapies for a type of brain tumor affecting adults…


Acclaimed Composer Kaija Saariaho Dies of Brain Tumor at Age 70

Kaija Saariaho, who wrote acclaimed works that made her the among the most prominent composers of the 21st century, died Friday. She was 70. Saariaho died at her apartment in Paris, her family said in a statement posted on her Facebook page. She had been diagnosed in February 2021 with glioblastoma, an aggressive and incurable…


Pregnant Mom’s Migraine Turns out to Be Brain Tumor, Says Newborn Baby Saved Her Life

A British mom who suffered a miscarriage two years ago is now praising her newborn son for saving her life after doctors discovered her migraines were due to a brain tumor that was growing fast because of her pregnancy hormones. Abi Naylor, 28, was rushed to Macclesfield Hospital, Cheshire, in Northwest England, a week after…


Basketball Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo Being Treated for Brain Tumor

Basketball Hall of Fame inductee Dikembe Mutombo is having treatment for a brain tumor, the NBA said on Saturday. The former center played 18 seasons in the NBA with six teams, gaining a reputation as one of the league’s greatest shot blockers which earned him the Defensive Player of the Year award four times in…


Can Cell Phone Radiation Damage Your DNA?

Do mobile phones cause brain tumors? Whenever a trillion-dollar industry is involved—whether it’s Big Food, Big Tobacco, Big Pharma, or Big Telecom—there’s so much money that sometimes the science can get manipulated. When it comes to the potential human health effects of cell phone use, certainly, you might end up with a crick in your…


Man, 20, With Days to Live Marries Girlfriend in Bedside Service After Brain Tumor Diagnosis

A university student with just days to live after being diagnosed with a brain tumor married his girlfriend in an emotional bedside service. Owen Copland, 20, a drama undergraduate at Liverpool John Moores University and a budding actor, suffered headaches for around a month before being diagnosed with the disease in November 2020. He underwent…