Glioblastoma is among the most feared diagnoses in medicine, an aggressive brain cancer that has long resisted meaningful ...

A small trial linked daily tomato paste to modest gains in attention and memory, along with subtle changes in brain-network ...

Alzheimer's disease is one of the most feared diagnoses among older adults, particularly for those who know they carry a high ...

Brain tumors develop within an organ that changes substantially with age. A new review in Ageing and Cancer Research & ...

For decades, scientists have struggled to understand exactly how years of taking hits to the head while playing sports can translate into severe memory loss and dementia later in life. The work is a ...

In a recent primer paper published in the journal Current Biology, researchers elucidated the structure and function of the blood-brain barrier (BBB). It highlights the BBB as a complex, dynamic ...

VIB and Ghent University researchers have identified and characterized a previously unknown cellular barrier in the brain, which sheds new light on how the brain is protected from the rest of the body ...

Aptar and Massachusetts General Hospital Collaborate on Platform to Establish Predictive, Data-Driven Model for Advancing ...

A surprising immune signal outside the brain may help drive damage—raising a key question about where Alzheimer’s really ...

Dr. Sandeep Kunwar explained that getting drugs into the brain is a major hurdle for glioblastoma, as the blood-brain barrier blocks most treatments. Dr. Sandeep Kunwar, a neurosurgeon and professor ...

New studies raise questions about the use of Vitamin D, omega-3 fish oil and glucosamine supplements in some people.

The brain is our most treasured possession. It coordinates our movements, our words, our relationships, and the ability to pass on our genes. Our body therefore protects the organ fiercely: The ...