A series of events in which cells in the nose bind to scent-bearing molecules and send electrical signals to the brain where they are perceived as smells. … [Read more...]
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PT-100
A substance being studied in the treatment of cancer, including certain types of lung, pancreas, and brain cancer. PT-100 may help the immune system block the … [Read more...]
psilocybine
A substance being studied in the treatment of anxiety or depression in patients with advanced cancer. It is taken from the mushroom Psilocybe mexicana. … [Read more...]
proton beam radiation therapy
A type of radiation therapy that uses streams of protons (tiny particles with a positive charge) that come from a special machine. This type of radiation kills … [Read more...]
prolactin
A hormone that is made by the pituitary gland (a pea-sized organ in the center of the brain). Prolactin causes a woman … [Read more...]
primitive neuroectodermal tumor
One of a group of cancers that develop from the same type of early cells, and share certain biochemical and genetic features. Some primitive neuroectodermal … [Read more...]
primary CNS lymphoma
Cancer that forms in the lymph tissue of the brain, spinal cord, meninges (outer covering of the brain), or eye (called ocular lymphoma). Also called PCNSL and … [Read more...]
primary central nervous system lymphoma
Cancer that forms in the lymph tissue of the brain, spinal cord, meninges (outer covering of the brain), or eye (called ocular lymphoma). Also called PCNSL and … [Read more...]
pontine
Having to do with the pons (part of the central nervous system, located at the base of the brain, between the medulla oblongata and the midbrain). … [Read more...]
pons
Part of the central nervous system, located at the base of the brain, between the medulla oblongata and the midbrain. It is part of the brainstem. … [Read more...]