The cells that line the blood vessels in our brains are highly selective. By deciding which molecules are allowed in and out of our most important organ, the barrier these cells form is critical for ...

Researchers at Sunnybrook Research Institute and the University of Toronto, led by Isabelle Aubert, Ph.D., have published results of a preclinical study examining focused ultrasound's potential to ...

Researchers built a human blood-brain barrier model combined with antiviral testing, validated it with anti-HIV drugs, showed ...

Scientists have spent decades trying to get medicine across the blood-brain barrier. Two treatments for a rare genetic disorder have already made it through. Now an experimental Alzheimer’s drug is ...

Researchers report that the microRNA miR-21a-5p protects the injured blood–brain barrier in cellular models by directly ...

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 ...

Blood-brain barrier drug delivery for neurological disorders: University of Eastern Finland researchers show vitamin ...

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 ...

Sinai Medical Center discusses crossing the blood–brain barrier (BBB), a defining challenge in the development of effective therapies ...

A study recently published in Nature has identified a key factor in the age-related breakdown of the blood-brain barrier (BBB) and has demonstrated that this damage may be reversible, potentially ...