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This set of works depicts the ecosystem of gut bacteria which help keep us healthy.

·April 20, 2016·3 min read

Combinations of Gut Bacteria Affects Myelin Content and Brain Function

According to researchers, targeting specific gut bacteria could be a way to treat demyelinating diseases, like multiple sclerosis.

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·April 14, 2016·4 min read

Using Simple Sugar to Detect Brain Tumors

Researchers use dextrose to enhance MRI images of brain tumors.

Image shows brain sliced from the experiment.

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·April 5, 2016·4 min read

Opening the Blood-Brain Barrier to Deliver Drugs For Brain Diseases

According 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.

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·February 28, 2016·4 min read

Antidepressant May Improve Cognitive Function in HIV Patients

Researchers report the antidepressant paroxetine suppresses neuroinflammation in improves reaction time in people with HIV associated cognitive impairment.

Image shows Trypanosoma brucei in the brain.

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·February 27, 2016·3 min read

Nitric Oxide Keeps Blood-Brain Barrier Intact and Protects Against Neuroinflammation

Researchers discover nitric oxide plays an unexpected role in maintaining the integrity of the blood-brain barrier, reducing parasite invasion in the brain and neuroinflammation.

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·February 24, 2016·6 min read

Laser Technology Opens Blood-Brain Barrier to Chemotherapy

Researchers have successfully bypassed the blood-brain barrier using a laser probe to help deliver chemotherapy drugs to glioblastoma patients.

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·February 19, 2016·3 min read

Antibody Tracer Passes Blood-Brain Barrier for More Exact Alzheimer’s Diagnosis

Researchers have succeeded in passing an antibody through the blood-brain barrier to act as a tracer for PET neuroimaging.

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·February 16, 2016·6 min read

Study Visualizes How Toxoplasma Gondii Crosses the Blood-Brain Barrier

Researchers have discovered how the parasite Toxoplasma gondii is able to cross the blood-brain barrier.

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·February 1, 2016·10 min read

Delivering Genes Across the Blood-Brain Barrier

A new study reports researchers have successfully modified a virus to be able to enter a mouse brain via the bloodstream and deliver genes to central nervous system cells.

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·January 11, 2016·4 min read

Immune Cells Key to Maintaining Blood-Brain Barrier

A new study reports microglia are responsible for maintaining and repairing the blood-brain barrier.

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·December 10, 2015·4 min read

How Astrocytes Function in Humans

A new study looks at the role astrocytes play in detecting neuroactivity.

Diagram shows how the gut bacteria breaks down the pomegranate and protects the brain.

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·December 9, 2015·2 min read

Gut Bacteria Make Pomegranate Metabolites That May Protect Against Alzheimer’s

Urolithins, compounds which are created when the gut breaks down polyphenols in pomegranate extract, may protect against Alzheimer's disease, a new study reports.