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·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
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·April 22, 2015·5 min readHow the Blood-Brain Barrier is MaintainedResearchers identify a key protein which helps maintain the blood-brain barrier.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 22, 2015·4 min readModel Tracks Cellular Behavior During Earliest Developmental Stages in Real TimeResearchers reveal how autonomic neurons and blood vessels come together to form the neurovascular unit.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
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
FeaturedNeuroscience·February 11, 2013·4 min readSimulations Show how Blood Vessels Regroup after StrokeBy simulating patterns of microvasculature cell growth and compare the results with real networks grown in lab, researchers hope to direct how they grow into the tiny blood vessels that feed the brain and help people regain functions lost to stroke and disease.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 15, 2017·4 min readStem Cell Transplants May Advance ALS Treatment By Repairing Blood-Spinal Cord BarrierAccording 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
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
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
FeaturedNeuroscience·February 5, 2017·5 min readWith Mini-Vessels, Mini-Brains Expand Research PotentialMini-brains that are able to grow blood vessels are paramount for future investigation of neurological disorders, researchers report.Read More