For decades, scientists across the globe have investigated methods to accurately measure drug permeability across the ...

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 ...

After reviewing over 150 studies, the researchers discovered that leaks in the blood-brain barrier may contribute to memory problems. Normally, this barrier acts as a filter, preventing harmful ...

Human brains today contain 50% more plastic than in 2016, a new study found. Brain of people diagnosed with dementia had the ...

Microplastics have been found in the brain, showing they can cross the blood-brain barrier, and the amounts of the tiny plastic bits inside our bodies appear to be increasing at a rate that reflects ...

New study shows plastic accumulates in the brain, as well as other body parts. Scientists don't know what impact it has if any.

Discover how a revolutionary 3D Blood-Brain Barrier model advances the understanding of neurodegenerative diseases and drug ...

Dr. Chen is developing a new delivery system which is designed to help cancer drugs cross the blood-brain barrier.

Rice University chemist and director of the university’s Synthesis X Center Han Xiao and cancer biologist Dihua Yu of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have received a three-year, $1.5 ...

Financial writer recommends Voyager Therapeutics, Inc. for high-risk investors due to promising preclinical Alzheimer's ...

We've only recently discovered microplastics are a thing and we still don't know exactly how bad they are for our health.