Seemingly unrelated diseases and conditions like Alzheimer's disease, obesity, chronic pain, traumatic brain injury, and ...

Researchers studying how this interface protects the aging brain find a counterintuitive role for hyaluronidase ...

Scientists looking for the causes of neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson's and Alzheimer's generally focus on the ...

The central nerve system (CNS) plays a crucial central regulatory role in mammalian life, and the blood-brain barrier is the most selective physical barrier protecting the brain by strictly ...

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. Now, a study ...

The cells that line the blood vessels in our brains are highly selective. By deciding which molecules are allowed in and out ...

Our brain is an extremely complex and delicate organ. Our body fiercely protects it by holding onto things that help it and keeping harmful things out, such as bugs that can cause infection and toxins ...

Major advance promises to accelerate the understanding and improved treatment of a wide range of brain disorders, including stroke, cerebral vascular disorders, brain cancer, Alzheimer's disease, ...

Researchers used supramolecular nanoparticles to repair the brain’s vascular system and reverse Alzheimer’s in mice. Instead of carrying drugs, the nanoparticles themselves triggered natural clearance ...

Repeated head knocks cause long-term damage to the delicate blood-brain barrier, potentially driving chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a neurodegenerative condition that affects some former ...