The blood-brain barrier (BBB) is the body’s most vital line of defense and, at the same time, is also one of modern ...

The effectiveness of chemotherapy for brain cancer, done with a technique that opens the blood-brain barrier, can be ...

Microplastics have moved from distant ocean gyres into the most intimate of places: the human brain. A growing body of ...

The blood-brain barrier acts as a gatekeeper restricting what can and cannot reach the brain. Researchers are now designing the next generation of antibody treatments to cross the blood-brain barrier ...

Medications like Ozempic mimic a naturally occurring hormone called glucagon-like peptide-1, or GLP-1, which helps regulate ...

Comparing magnesium L-threonate vs. magnesium glycinate, a dietitian explains each’s benefits, differences, and which one ...

Elsewhere in the body, more than 100 United States Food and Drug Administration-approved therapeutic antibodies are used by medical teams to treat cancers and autoimmune, infectious and metabolic ...

Focused ultrasound with microbubbles is a noninvasive procedure that transiently opens the blood-brain barrier (BBB) using low-intensity sound waves. The openings reseal within 24 hours. Using MRI to ...

Air pollution affects more than children's lungs. A paediatrician explains how toxic air can quietly interfere with brain development, attention and learning, and what families and schools can do to ...