A new study shows how erythritol, a zero-calorie sugar alternative, directly damages human cells that comprise the blood-brain barrier. A widely consumed sugar substitute may be affecting the brain’s ...
If Biogen has shown that tau can impact cognition, Denali’s technology—validated with an FDA approval in Hunter ...
A new study published in the journal Nano Today reveals that nanoplastics, which are tiny plastic particles less than 1 micrometer in size, may cross the blood-brain barrier (BBB). The research marks ...
When a person first exhibits signs of having a stroke, the timing of treatment is critical to restore blood flow to the brain ...
Manganese is not a metal most people think much about. Unlike lead or mercury, it has a benign reputation. Small amounts of ...
Getting drugs to the brain is difficult. The very thing designed to protect the brain's environment — the blood-brain barrier (BBB), tightly packed cells that prevent most substances from passing ...
A team of neuroscientists has reprogrammed the brain’s own support cells to devour Alzheimer’s plaques in living mice, using ...
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 ...