{"id":7666,"date":"2009-11-10T14:25:01","date_gmt":"2009-11-10T18:25:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=7666"},"modified":"2009-11-10T14:25:01","modified_gmt":"2009-11-10T18:25:01","slug":"ucf-fl-hospital-discover-brain-cancer-clue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-fl-hospital-discover-brain-cancer-clue\/","title":{"rendered":"UCF &amp; FL. Hospital Discover Brain Cancer Clue"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_7676\" style=\"max-width: 138px;\" class=\"figure\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"138\" height=\"150\" class=\"figure-img size-full img-fluid w-100 wp-image-7676\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2009\/11\/sugaya_new.jpg\" alt=\"sugaya_new\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"138\" height=\"150\" class=\"figure-img size-full img-fluid w-100 wp-image-7676 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20138%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"sugaya_new\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2009\/11\/sugaya_new.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">Dr. Sugaya<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Researchers at the University of Central Florida (UCF), in partnership with Florida Hospital, have identified a specific gene marker present in brain tumor stem cells that is not present in normal brain stem cells.<\/p>\n<p>Now researchers know how tumor stem cells are different from normal stem cells and they may be able to find ways to stop the tumors from developing.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is significant because it gives us a clue,&#8221; said UCF Professor Kiminobu Sugaya, who worked on the research project. &#8220;Tumor stem cells are thought to play a critical role in making malignant brain tumors resistant to current treatments such as chemotherapy and radiation therapies. 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