Russian scientists test new way to treat brain cancer

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian scientists at the Institute of Cytology and Genetics, the Siberian branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, have tested a new way to treat a brain tumor in rats in the US. Injecting with Zika.
During the experiment, scientists discovered that the virus attacked cancer cells and slowed growth. Without causing much damage to the rest of the body, they injected cancer cells under the skin.

This method will develop a therapeutic strategy to treat brain tumors in humans, scientists said.
The scientists pointed out that this method of treatment will not be based on the principle of the complete injection of Zica virus to the patient, but that the development of a drug depends on the virus and poses no risk to the body human.

"This new mechanism paves the way for immune cells and facilitates the elimination of targeted brain tumors," said Nabil Ahmad, a researcher at the Center for Cell and Gene Therapy.

Brain tumors are an abnormal growth of cells in the brain, and not all are cancers. They can be benign or malignant. Good tumors do not contain cancer cells. Once removed, they rarely regenerate, but can cause tumors. The benign brain has serious health problems and can become malignant, but malignant tumors of the brain are cancerous. They develop rapidly and attack surrounding tissues and are generally life threatening.