Deadly Brain Cancers Act Like ‘Vampires’ By Hijacking Normal Cells To Grow

(By Jon Hamilton for NPR)

Researchers are beginning to understand why certain brain cancers are so hard to stop.

Three studies published Wednesday in the journal Nature found that these deadly tumors integrate themselves into the brain’s electrical network and then hijack signals from healthy nerve cells to fuel their own growth.  Continue reading article here…

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