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·October 20, 2016·5 min read

Scientists Build a Better Cancer Drug to Pass Through Blood-Brain Barrier

By altering DON, an anti-cancer drug cultivated from bacteria originally found in Peruvian soil over 70 years ago, scientists believe they have made a safer and more tolerable form of the drug.

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·October 13, 2016·4 min read

Depriving Deadly Brain Tumors Of Cholesterol May Be Their Achilles’ Heel

Depriving glioblastoma brain cancer cells of cholesterol caused tumor regression and prolonged survival in mouse models of the disease, a new study reports.

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·October 12, 2016·3 min read

Could Ultrasound Slow Brain Aging?

Scanning ultrasound appears to slow down aging in healthy brains, a new study reports.

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·September 12, 2016·3 min read

Alzheimer’s Beginnings Prove to be a Sticky Situation

A new study reports peptides related to Alzheimer's disease wiggle at dangerously fast speeds prior to forming amyloid plaques.

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·July 27, 2016·4 min read

Resveratrol May Restore Integrity of Blood-Brain Barrier in Alzheimer’s

Researchers report resveratrol, a naturally occurring compound found in red wine and dark chocolate, appears to improve the integrity of the blood brain barrier in patients with Alzheimer's disease.

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·June 18, 2016·4 min read

Predicting The Risk of Post Treatment Brain Bleeding Following a Stroke

Using MRI brain scans, researchers have determined there is an association between the extent of disruption to the blood-brain barrier and the severity of bleeding following a stroke.

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·May 31, 2016·4 min read

Leaky Blood-Brain Barrier Linked to Alzheimer’s

Increased blood brain barrier permeability may be a key mechanism in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease, a new study reports.

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·May 22, 2016·8 min read

Tiny Packages May Pack Powerful Treatment for Brain Tumors

A lipid nanocarrier small enough to pass the blood-brain barrier could be an effective method for delivering chemotherapy medications to help fight glioblastoma brain tumors, a new study reports.