A nanomaterial based on a platform developed by Professor Samuel Stupp crosses the blood-brain barrier and targets harmful ...

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 ...

New York, NY [November 25, 2024]—Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have developed an innovative approach—demonstrated in mouse models and isolated human brain tissue—to safely ...

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 ...

A new research study led by Jonathan D. Santoro, MD, Director of the Neuroimmunology Program at Children's Hospital Los Angeles, shows evidence of dysfunction of the blood-brain barrier and ...

MIT researchers say they've developed microscopic "circulatronics" technology that could one day provide noninvasive brain ...

Alzheimer's disease can, in simple terms, be seen as a buildup of waste in the brain that disrupts neural activity. This accumulation leads to the loss of neural connections and brain matter integrity ...

For more than a century, Alzheimer’s disease has been framed as irreversible. Once memory and thinking decline, recovery has ...