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·April 28, 2026·7 min read

One Protein Switches Roles to Build the Brain and Its Blood Vessels

A new study reveals how a single gene manages both brain communication and life-support systems through cellular "editing."

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·April 23, 2026·8 min read

Freeze-Dried Platelets Combat TBI Brain Swelling and Bleeding

Thrombosomes, a freeze-dried blood product, can stop brain swelling and stabilize leaky blood vessels after traumatic brain injury.

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·April 21, 2026·7 min read

Alzheimer’s Brains Share a Genetic Signature with Some Cancers

A study finds that Alzheimer’s is driven by cancer-like mutations in the brain's immune cells, which may enter from the blood and trigger lethal brain inflammation.

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·March 21, 2026·7 min read

How Blood-Brain Barrier Failure Drives CTE in Athletes

A new study identifies a leaky blood-brain barrier as the "missing link" between repetitive head impacts and dementia in retired athletes. Researchers found that this persistent leakage triggers a toxic buildup of proteins, offering a new target for early diagnosis and treatment.

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·March 1, 2026·8 min read

New Tech Tracks Living Brain Activity Noninvasively

A window into the living brain. Researchers successfully use "synthetic reporters" to track brain activity and gene expression in primates via a simple blood test.

This shows a brain with cancer cells being blasted away by a laser.

Brain Cancer Featured Neurology Neuroscience

·February 26, 2026·8 min read

Laser Heat Unlocks Immunotherapy for Brain Cancer

Scientists use laser heat to "unseal" the blood-brain barrier, allowing immunotherapy to achieve record-breaking survival rates for brain cancer.

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·February 25, 2026·10 min read

Overactive MicroRNA Triggers Leaky Brain in Rett Syndrome

It’s not just the neurons. Scientists discover that Rett syndrome causes the brain’s "plumbing" to leak, disrupting the blood-brain barrier and hijacking neural activity.

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·September 29, 2025·6 min read

Alzheimer’s Study Finds Blood-Brain Barrier Largely Intact

A new study suggests that the blood-brain barrier (BBB) remains intact in a widely used mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease. Using a tracer molecule and advanced analysis, scientists found no significant leakage across brain regions, even near amyloid plaques.

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·August 12, 2025·4 min read

Why the Blood-Brain Barrier Weakens With Age

A new study has uncovered why the blood-brain barrier — the brain’s protective shield — becomes leakier with age, potentially triggering memory decline. Researchers identified that proteins N-cadherin and occludin, which help maintain the barrier’s tight junctions, decrease over time.

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·July 9, 2025·3 min read

Popular Muscle Supplement Creatine Critical for Brain Function

Creatine is well known for its role in muscle energy, but it’s also critical for brain function and development. In people with creatine deficiency disorders, supplements often fail to improve neurodevelopment because the brain’s protective barrier blocks access.

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·June 4, 2025·4 min read

Aging Brain More Vulnerable to Even Mild Oxygen Deprivation

New research shows that even mild, prolonged exposure to low oxygen levels can significantly disrupt the blood-brain barrier (BBB) in aging brains. Using mice aged 2 to 23 months, scientists found that older mice experienced 4–6 times more BBB breakdown than younger mice under similar hypoxic conditions.

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·May 26, 2025·5 min read

Nitrous Oxide Unlocks Blood-Brain Barrier for Safer Gene Delivery

Researchers have discovered that nitrous oxide can safely enhance the delivery of gene therapy to the brain by making the blood-brain barrier (BBB) more permeable when paired with focused ultrasound (FUS). This method required significantly lower concentrations of microbubbles and ultrasound pressure than conventional techniques, reducing the risk of tissue damage.

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blood-brain barrier

One Protein Switches Roles to Build the Brain and Its Blood Vessels

Freeze-Dried Platelets Combat TBI Brain Swelling and Bleeding

Alzheimer’s Brains Share a Genetic Signature with Some Cancers

How Blood-Brain Barrier Failure Drives CTE in Athletes

New Tech Tracks Living Brain Activity Noninvasively

Laser Heat Unlocks Immunotherapy for Brain Cancer

Overactive MicroRNA Triggers Leaky Brain in Rett Syndrome

Alzheimer’s Study Finds Blood-Brain Barrier Largely Intact

Why the Blood-Brain Barrier Weakens With Age

Popular Muscle Supplement Creatine Critical for Brain Function

Aging Brain More Vulnerable to Even Mild Oxygen Deprivation

Nitrous Oxide Unlocks Blood-Brain Barrier for Safer Gene Delivery

Sleep Duration Linked to Accelerated Aging

Why Men and Women Hear Differently

Neural Hotwire: How Biological Synapses Bypass Broken Brain Links

A New Genetic Entry Point for Autism Traits

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