Novartis has inked a deal with China-based biotech Sironax that gives the pharma the exclusive option to acquire the ...

Creatine isn’t just for gym buffs; Virginia Tech scientists are using focused ultrasound to sneak this vital energy molecule ...

Smith, who began studying the blood-brain barrier in 1981 while working at the National Institutes of Health, said there had been much confusion in the field regarding the ability of drugs to ...

Researchers have uncovered a surprising connection between a cancer-related signaling pathway and the blood-brain and blood-retina barriers.

The blood–brain barrier acts as a highly selective shield that protects the brain from harmful substances in the bloodstream. However, ... For example, focused ultrasound ...

The properties of the blood-brain barrier serve a vital protective role, but they also keep drugs from reaching the organ. Big pharmaceutical companies have been making deals for technologies that ...

Several different types of air pollutants, including particle pollution and nitrogen dioxide, appear to increase risk of ...

"The blood brain barrier starts to be leaky," Cernak says, ... A 2023 study in rats, for example, found that blast exposure could cause an arteriovenous malformation, ...

Scientists have long struggled to define brain fog—let alone pinpoint a cause for it. But research is starting to reveal multiple potential causes from inflammation to a leaky blood-brain barrier.