FeaturedNeurology·November 24, 2014·3 min readTest Detects Early Brain Damage in Football PlayersResearchers use an enhanced MRI approach to identify significant changes to the blood-brain barrier in professional football players following a concussion.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·November 19, 2014·3 min readGut Microbiota Influences Blood Brain Barrier PermeabilityA new study reports gut microbiota can influence the integrity of the blood-brain barrier.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·September 10, 2014·3 min readStudy Finds Air Pollution Harmful to Young BrainsResearchers report children living in areas with higher level of air pollution are at increased risk of neuroinflammation and neurodegenerative diseases.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·August 14, 2014·3 min readNew Non-Invasive Technique Controls the Size of Molecules Penetrating the Blood-Brain BarrierA new technique, which uses acoustic pressure to help molecules pass through the BBB, could help in treatment neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson's and Alzheimer's.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedNeurology·July 8, 2014·3 min readBrain Tumor Invasion Along Blood Vessels May Lead to New Cancer TreatmentsResearchers discover glioblastoma brain tumor cells disrupt the blood brain barrier. The findings offer potential new avenues to treat brain cancer.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·June 12, 2014·4 min readFungal Protein Found to Cross Blood Brain BarrierResearchers have isolated a protein which appear to be responsible for the fungus that causes cryptococcal meningoencephalitis to cross the blood brain barrier.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 4, 2014·4 min readResearchers Move Small Molecule Drugs Through Blood Brain BarrierA new synthetic peptide has the potential to deliver medications through the blood brain barrier.Read More
NeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 13, 2013·4 min readStudy Breaks Blood-Brain Barriers to Understanding Alzheimer’sPericytes could provide novel targets for the treatment and diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·December 6, 2013·5 min readStudy Treats Alzheimer’s by Delivering Protein Across Blood-Brain BarrierResearchers discover a way to traverse the blood-brain barrier and retinal-blood barrier to deliver a molecule which degrades the main component of Alzheimer's plaques.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·September 26, 2013·4 min readSheep’s Mucosa Shows the Way to More Effective Medicine for Severe Neurological DiseasesResearchers report on how intranasal medications can be better absorbed and could provide more effective treatments for neurological diseases.Read More
Brain CancerFeatured·July 17, 2013·2 min readNano Drug Crosses Blood-Brain Tumor Barrier, Targets Brain Tumor Cells and Blood VesselsAn experimental nanotechnology drug crosses the blood-brain barrier and targets brain tumor cells, a new study suggests. The drug also blocks the growth of tumor blood vessels.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·June 27, 2013·3 min readBrain’s ‘Garbage Truck’ May Hold Key to Treating Alzheimer’s and Other DisordersA new study points to a newly discovered system in which the brain removed waste as a potential new tool to treat neurodegenerative disorders.Read More