Pulsante is a minimally invasive pain treatment implant system for delivering modulation beyond the blood-brain barrier.

This large iron-bearing molecule is shuttled across the blood–brain barrier by transferrin receptors on endothelial cells. Source: S. Edavettal et al. Med 3, 860–882 (2022) ...

Scientists have long known that the Alzheimer's brain often features abnormal plaques and tangles, and recent studies have ...

Replicating the blood–brain barrier. The team then created a 3D replica of the blood–brain barrier, by mixing pericytes and astrocytes on each side of a porous membrane.

Replicating the blood–brain barrier. The team then created a 3D replica of the blood–brain barrier, by mixing pericytes and astrocytes on each side of a porous membrane.

High Blood Pressure Has the Biggest Impact on Brain Health as We Age When assessing the 17 modifiable risk factors, high blood pressure (hypertension) emerged as the one with the biggest impact.

The Blood-Brain Barrier Summit will take place online from June 28-30, 2021. This Hanson Wade event is aimed at experts looking to deliver CNS drug candidates safely and successfully across the ...

The now-filled husks enter the bloodstream like a fleet of delivery shuttles, bypassing the blood-brain barrier, but are only able to activate their genetic cargo in cells with the enhancer.

To test the limits, the researchers started by firing a powerful, ultrafast laser into the side of a volunteer’s head. The ...

Gene delivery systems can target specific brain cells, a breakthrough that could lead to treatments for Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases.