These cells lining the inside of your brain's blood vessels are tightly packed together, forming your blood-brain barrier.

The blood-brain barrier is a network of blood vessels and tissues that acts as a protective shield, preventing harmful substances in the blood from reaching the brain. In Alzheimer’s disease, this ...

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In Nature Neuroscience, UConn School of Medicine researchers have revealed a new scientific clue that could unlock the key ...

Microplastics have been found in the human brain, potentially causing serious health issues such as cell death, immune ...

Five years on, scientists are starting to understand how the virus can lead to long-term, sometimes invisible changes.

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CV risk factors don’t just impact heart health, but also affect other organs, including the brain, say experts.

The aim is to overcome the blood-brain barrier which normally only allows certain nutrients ... They were able to show that the microjets have by far the greatest potential for damage over the many ...