FeaturedNeuroscience·February 15, 2019·1 min readBreaks in the Blood-Brain Barrier Can Cause Brains to Get Old Before Their TimeA new study reports damage to the blood-brain barrier can cause age related cognitive decline, and sheds light on how we could reverse the aging process in the brain.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·January 14, 2019·4 min readBlood-Brain Barrier Breakdown an Early Driver of DementiaA new study reports leaky capillaries in the brain may be an early sign of Alzheimer's disease as it can signal cognitive impairment prior to the buildup of proteins associated with the neurodegenerative disease.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·November 15, 2018·2 min readScorpion Venom to Shuttle Drugs Into the BrainResearchers detail how cholortoxin, a peptide in scorpion venom, can cross the blood-brain barrier for drug delivery.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·September 14, 2018·4 min readMore Immune Cells in Brains of Those with SchizophreniaA new study reports some people with schizophrenia have increased numbers of immune cells in their brains. Researchers say the immune cells may be producing inflammatory signals in those with the condition.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 26, 2018·3 min readA Safe and Non-Invasive Way to Open the Blood-Brain Barrier in Alzheimer’s PatientsResearchers use focused ultrasound to safely and non-invasively open the blood-brain barrier in Alzheimer's patients.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 9, 2018·5 min readSwitching Brain Circuits On and Off Without SurgeryResearchers have developed a new, non surgical method to manipulate brain circuitry. The technique uses sound waves in combination with small bubble injections into the blood stream that temporarily opens the blood-brain barrier.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 24, 2018·5 min readTiny Particles Could Help Fight Brain CancerResearchers at MIT have developed a new drug delivering nanoparticle that is able to cross the blood-brain barrier. The nanoparticles carry two different drugs that can help shrink tumors and prevent them from growing back.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·February 26, 2018·4 min readNew Way to Stop Inflammation in Alzheimer’s and Immune System DisordersResearchers report new findings about the immune system could help treat inflammation in Alzheimer's disease and could save people from deadly inflammation associated with sepsis.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·February 15, 2018·4 min readAtlas of Brain Blood Vessels Provides Fresh Clues to Brain DiseasesResearchers have mapped cells that form the brain's blood vessels and blood brain barrier.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·February 10, 2018·4 min readGene Therapy Researchers Find Viral Barcode to Cross the Blood-Brain BarrierResearchers have identified structural 'footprints' that allow certain virus vectors reach the brain easily.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·February 8, 2018·3 min readFirst Hybrid Nanotech Device Mimicking the Blood-Brain BarrierResearchers have use nanotechnology to develop a 1:1 scale model of the blood-brain barrier.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 2, 2018·5 min readHow the Brain Responds to Vascular InjuryA new neuroimaging study reveals pericytes, a type of cell found in the brain's blood vessels, grow to compensate for the loss of neighboring cells.Read More
