FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 8, 2017·4 min readA Recipe to Make a Human Blood-Brain BarrierResearchers have defined a process that can help to create more realistic human blood-brain barriers in a dish.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 29, 2015·5 min readAlzheimer’s Disease Progression Influenced by Disruption of Blood-Brain BarrierA new study reports amyloid beta induces a strong inflammatory response, destroying the blood-CSF barrier.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·April 19, 2016·4 min readAntiviral Immune Response Linked to Depression in MiceAccording 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
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 10, 2017·4 min readBiomarker May Predict Early Alzheimer’sResearchers 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
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 7, 2016·5 min readBlood-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
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 24, 2019·3 min readCertain cells secrete a substance in the brain that protects neuronsVascular cell loss results in neuron loss, researchers report. However, pericytes secrete a substance that helps protect neurons, even when vascular cell degeneration begins to occur.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·September 21, 2015·5 min readCould Daily Limb Compression Reduce Dementia Risk?Researchers are looking at whether short, daily bouts of limb compression can help to reduce dementia.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 11, 2015·2 min readDelving Into the Sympathetic Nervous SystemA new study reports on how a key component of the nervous system develops during the embryonic stage.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·May 7, 2019·5 min readEveryday stress may boost blood vessel dysfunction in people with depressionExposure to everyday stressors may result in impairments in endothelial function for patients with major depressive disorder. The findings reveal a possible reason for the association between stress, depression and an increased risk of cardiovascular disease.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 17, 2017·5 min readFirst Cell Culture of Live Adult Human neurons Shows Potential of Brain Cell TypesResearchers 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
FeaturedNeurology·January 6, 2016·3 min readHeart Disease Risk Lowered in Sleep Apnea Patients With StatinsA new study reports statins can protect blood vessels from a substance that causes inflammation.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·January 16, 2018·4 min readHigh Salt Diet Produces Dementia: Mouse StudyResearchers reveal high salt intake reduces resting cerebral blood flow and can contribute to dementia in mice.Read More