Brain CancerFeaturedNeurology·April 14, 2016·4 min readUsing Simple Sugar to Detect Brain TumorsResearchers use dextrose to enhance MRI images of brain tumors.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 5, 2016·4 min readOpening the Blood-Brain Barrier to Deliver Drugs For Brain DiseasesAccording to a new study, researchers have discovered a new way to open the blood-brain barrier. The findings have implications for delivering medications to treat brain diseases and cancers.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 24, 2016·6 min readLaser Technology Opens Blood-Brain Barrier to ChemotherapyResearchers have successfully bypassed the blood-brain barrier using a laser probe to help deliver chemotherapy drugs to glioblastoma patients.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·February 16, 2016·6 min readStudy Visualizes How Toxoplasma Gondii Crosses the Blood-Brain BarrierResearchers have discovered how the parasite Toxoplasma gondii is able to cross the blood-brain barrier.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 11, 2016·4 min readImmune Cells Key to Maintaining Blood-Brain BarrierA new study reports microglia are responsible for maintaining and repairing the blood-brain barrier.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·November 10, 2015·3 min readBlood-Brain Barrier Opened Non-Invasively to Deliver ChemotherapyResearchers have successfully used focused ultrasound to non-invasively penetrate the blood-brain barrier and deliver chemotherapy to a patient with brain cancer.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·October 20, 2015·5 min readNew Drug Delivery Technique Bypasses Blood-Brain BarrierResearchers develop a new technique which allows drugs to be delivered across the blood-brain barrier.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 9, 2015·5 min readSingle Drop of Blood in Brain Can Trigger Immune Response Akin to Multiple SclerosisResearchers report disruption of the BBB can trigger a cascade of events that result in brain damage and autoimmunity characteristic of MS.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·September 18, 2015·4 min readA Major Breakthrough in Understanding of Alzheimer’s Disease ReportedA new study sheds light onto a fundamental mechanism underlying the development of Alzheimer's disease. Researchers believe the findings could lead to new forms of therapy for those living with the disease.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·August 4, 2015·3 min readIntranasal Insulin Could Treat Alzheimer’s Related Memory LossResearchers have made a promising discovery for people suffering from Alzheimer's disease. Insulin administered intranasally has lasting results for improving memory.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 22, 2015·5 min readHow the Blood-Brain Barrier is MaintainedResearchers identify a key protein which helps maintain the blood-brain barrier.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·March 11, 2015·5 min readSteroids Rapidly Restore Blood-Brain Barrier Function after BlastTreatment with dexamethasone after a primary blast injury promoted fast recovery in an in vitro model of the BBB.Read More