Glioblastoma is among the most feared diagnoses in medicine, an aggressive brain cancer that has long resisted meaningful treatment. Part of what makes it so difficult is the very barrier that ...

We often say, “After turning 50, my body and mind aren’t what they used to be.” A new study reveals a scientific reason why ...

The blood-brain barrier (BBB) is a vital protective structure formed by cells lining the blood vessels in the brain. The ...

During cancer treatment, the same brain tumor can be treated with the same anticancer drug, but the effect can differ from patient to patient. A Korean research team has developed a chip that ...

KULLERVO HYNYNEN is preparing to cross neuroscience’s final frontier. In July he will work with a team of doctors in the first attempt to open the blood-brain barrier in humans – the protective layer ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Repeated blows to the head over years of contact sports can lead to chronic brain damage. For decades, scientists have struggled ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...