Becca Valle, then 37, enrolled in a cutting-edge clinical trial after surgery removed an aggressive tumor from her brain.

A research team at Université Laval may have discovered why physical exercise and living in favorable socioeconomic conditions reduce the risk of depression. In lab animals exposed to chronic social ...

A clinical study shows that preoperative dynamic susceptibility contrast (DSC) perfusion magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can help predict how microbubbles will distribute in the human brain. This is ...

DNA nanopyramids slip through the brain's protective barrier and release cancer drugs only when they detect the acidic ...

The blood–brain barrier (BBB) is meant to protect the brain from noxious agents; however, it also significantly hinders the delivery of therapeutics to the brain. Several strategies have been employed ...

Scientists trace alcohol’s impact from the gut to the brain, uncovering microbial changes that weaken the blood-brain barrier, and a probiotic that helps repair it. Study: Chronic alcohol consumption ...

The phrase ‘leaky brain’ may sound like internet shorthand, but behind it lies a serious and fast-evolving area of ...

Microplastics have been found in our lungs, guts, and even our blood. Now, researchers say they may reduce protective enzymes and proteins that keep neurons strong. Stacey Leasca is an award-winning ...

Source: By Amyyfory - CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Just as every country is protected by a tightly sealed border, so too is the brain. Breaches in the brain’s border wall cause many neurological ...

An enhanced version of vitamin K could help reverse brain damage from Alzheimer’s disease, a study has found. Alzheimer’s and many other neurodegenerative diseases are marked by a loss of brain ...