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
FeaturedNeurology·August 23, 2016·2 min readStudy Uncovers Marker for a Chronic Brain DiseaseResearchers have pinpointed a specific marker that contributes to a chronic, but little known, brain condition.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
Brain CancerFeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 5, 2016·4 min readOpening the Blood-Brain Barrier to Deliver Drugs For Brain DiseasesAccording 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
FeaturedNeuroscience·February 16, 2016·6 min readStudy Visualizes How Toxoplasma Gondii Crosses the Blood-Brain BarrierResearchers have discovered how the parasite Toxoplasma gondii is able to cross the blood-brain barrier.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
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
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
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
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
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 12, 2014·7 min readNew Insight into How the Brain Regulates Its Blood FlowResearchers report they have identified a new component of the biological mechanism which controls blood flow in the brain.Read More
