But scientists at the University of Washington have found that as we age, this barrier can start to weaken and leak. They ...

Avocados and walnuts don’t seem like they have much in common, yet both contain healthy fats linked to better brain health. If you had to choose just one, walnuts tend to pull ahead, but that doesn’t ...

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

Protect your cognitive health by cutting the snacks that strain your blood vessels. Experts warn that these everyday staples ...

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 ...

Creatine plays a vital role in the body's energy system, but it also points to effects beyond "energy" that help brain and ...

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 ...

New findings suggest that a protein known as Reelin could play a role in treating both “leaky gut” and severe depression.

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

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 ...