High Salt Diet Produces Dementia: Mouse Study
Researchers reveal high salt intake reduces resting cerebral blood flow and can contribute to dementia in mice.... Read More...
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Biomarker May Predict Early Alzheimer’s
Researchers discover the DAG peptide can recognize specific protein elevation in brain blood vessels of both mouse models and humans with Alzheimer's disease.... Read More...
A Recipe to Make a Human Blood-Brain Barrier
Researchers have defined a process that can help to create more realistic human blood-brain barriers in a dish.... Read More...
Molecules That May Help Prevent Brain Tumor Development Identified
Researchers discover key elements associated with tumor cells binding to blood vessels. The findings could help develop new treatments to halt the development of brain tumors.... Read More...
Stem Cell Transplants May Advance ALS Treatment By Repairing Blood-Spinal Cord Barrier
According to researchers, bone marrow stem cell transplants helped repair damage to the blood spinal cord barrier in mouse models of ALS. This helped improve motor functions and nervous system conditions.... Read More...
Tracing the Origin of Blood-Brain Barrier ‘Sentry Cells’
According to researchers, a population of cells that help protect the brain from disease are not immune cells, but endothelial cells.... Read More...
With Mini-Vessels, Mini-Brains Expand Research Potential
Mini-brains that are able to grow blood vessels are paramount for future investigation of neurological disorders, researchers report.... Read More...
First Cell Culture of Live Adult Human neurons Shows Potential of Brain Cell Types
Researchers successfully grew adult human neurons from tissue donated from surgery patients. The researchers were able to identify at least 5 brain cell types and the potential proteins each cell could make.... Read More...
Blood-Brain Barrier on a Chip Sheds New Light on ‘Silent Killer’
A new blood-brain barrier on a chip system is being used to study neuroinflammation, researchers report.... Read More...
Study Uncovers Marker for a Chronic Brain Disease
Researchers have pinpointed a specific marker that contributes to a chronic, but little known, brain condition.... Read More...
Antiviral Immune Response Linked to Depression in Mice
According to a new study, brain cells lining blood vessels produce a protein that impairs neuronal firing in the hippocampus during an antiviral immune response.... Read More...
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.... Read More...