Researchers found gut bacteria in brain implants, potentially causing inflammation and reducing device function. The study ...

The discovery of bacteria in brain implants highlights a new challenge in improving their long-term performance and safety.

The blood–brain barrier acts as a strict control point for what can enter the brain, and is created by tight junctions between endothelial cells lining blood vessels, astroyctic endfeet and a ...

A slimy barrier lining the brain’s blood vessels could hold the key to shielding the organ from the harmful effects of ageing, according to a study in mice. The finding shines a spotlight on a ...

Another SCFA, butyrate, and the microbes that produce it are also important for forming the barrier between the brain and the blood, which is called the blood-brain barrier. Gut microbes also ...

Researchers led by CHLA’s Jonathan D. Santoro, MD, have identified signs of neuroinflammation and dysfunction of the ...

They also weaken the blood-brain barrier, allowing toxins and other ... This bacterial spread isn't a new concern. Before antibiotics became available in the 1800s, dental infections commonly ...