A new drug targeting inflammation in the brain has been shown to bolster the blood-brain barrier in mice, pioneering a ...

Scientists discover a treatment in mice to repair the blood-brain barrier, which is key to brain health. There's a bouncer in everyone: The blood-brain barrier, a layer of cells between blood ...

Worldwide, more than 55 million people suffer from dementia caused by Alzheimer's disease (AD) and other conditions that ...

thanks to a feature known as the blood-brain barrier. Bioengineers believe that they can finally work around this barrier to deliver advanced treatments for medical conditions. Early goals include ...

Characterization of the monoFZD 4-specific WNT/β-catenin signaling surrogate, L6-F4-2. a Binding affinity of the recombinant F4-2_Fab molecule to FZD 4 CRD measured by BLI assay. Dotted lines ...

The blood-brain barrier (BBB) performs this vital function, but it can become “leaky.” Now, scientists at Stanford have identified therapeutic molecules that could help patch it up ...

We applied focused ultrasound with each of six monthly aducanumab infusions to temporarily open the blood–brain barrier with the goal of enhancing amyloid removal in selected brain regions in ...

The brain is among the most “immune-privileged” of organs primarily through the highly selective permeability of the blood-brain-barrier (BBB), its minimal lymphatic drainage, the presence of ...

This blood-brain barrier “acts as a seal,” protecting the brain from toxins or other harmful substances, says Anne Eichmann, a molecular biologist at Yale. But it also keeps most medicines out.

Researchers at the National University of Singapore have reported crossing the blood–brain barrier with help from a modified Lactobacillus plantarum. By delivering an appetite-regulating hormone ...

The device inside the skull opens the blood-brain barrier, repeatedly using sound waves to permeate the barrier and reach the brain tumor. IV chemotherapy is then able to reach the neurological ...