blood-brain barrier

Study: Leaky blood-brain barrier linked to cognitive decline and dementia

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sn-bloodbrainLeaky blood-brain bar­ri­er linked to Alzheimer’s dis­ease (Sci­ence Daily):

“Researchers using con­trast-enhanced MRI have iden­ti­fied leak­ages in the blood-brain bar­ri­er (BBB) of peo­ple with ear­ly Alzheimer’s dis­ease (AD), accord­ing to a new study pub­lished [Read more…] about Study: Leaky blood-brain bar­ri­er linked to cog­ni­tive decline and dementia

Brain Damage, Therapeutics and the Blood-Brain Barrier

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Blood-Brain Bar­ri­er Less Per­me­able in New­borns than Adults after Acute Stroke (press release):

“The blood-brain bar­ri­er is selec­tive­ly per­me­able and blocks unwant­ed mol­e­cules from enter­ing into the brain. The selec­tiv­i­ty is achieved [Read more…] about Brain Dam­age, Ther­a­peu­tics and the Blood-Brain Barrier