Surfing the Web uncovered these news items worth sharing:

• Scientists at Massachusetts General have discovered genetic disruption in DNA with brain tumors. It appears that the merging of genetic neighborhoods in brain cells caused them to ultimately become cancerous. More on this finding in Nature.

• Using mathematics and computational modeling, researchers at Stony Brook University have found quantitative evidence to prove that risk factors such as environmental exposure and behaviors contribute to the development of a variety of cancers. This study was also published in Nature.

• Researchers at Aarhus University and Massachusetts General have developed a new method for looking into the lungs. Producing new 3D images show the transport of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the lungs. Researchers are hopeful that their discovery will lead to better treatment of COPD and lung cancer. More in Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology.

• FDA approves marketing of DigniCap, a scalp cooling cap for cancer patients to help reduce hair loss while going through chemotherapy.