Nanotherapeutic that can cross blood-brain barrier reported in journal The University of Delaware’s Emily Day is a part of a team of researchers that has developed a nanotherapeutic capable... Read more
Despite barriers of blood, brain and bureaucracy, intranasal insulin may emerge as a promising treatment for pathological memory loss The newest chemical under investigation for managing Alz... Read more
The blood-brain barrier protects the brain from poisons but also prevents drugs from reaching brain tumors; innovative new treatments are needed. This laboratory study shows that a nanotechn... Read more
Most scientists are starting to agree that repeat, sub-concussive hits to the head are dangerous and linked to neurological disorders later in life. A new collaborative study, though, attemp... Read more
A new drug to prevent the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease could enter clinical trials in a few years’ time according to scientists. Alzheimer’s is the most common type of dementia... Read more
Every day scientists learn more about how the world works at the smallest scales. While this knowledge has the potential to help others, it’s possible that the same discoveries can als... Read more
Researchers May Have Solved 100-Year-Old Puzzle Cornell University researchers may have solved a 100-year puzzle: How to safely open and close the blood-brain barrier so that therapies to tr... Read more
A new study published in the open-access journal PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases on September 6th presents a key advance in developing a safer cure for sleeping sickness. Led by Professor P... Read more