A team of scientists at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) has published new evidence suggesting that the ...

While this protects the brain from external threats, it also presents a major challenge for treating neurological diseases, as many potentially therapeutic compounds are unable to cross. One potential ...

Researchers have developed brain-on-a-chip technology that uses human tissue to model how the brain’s protective barrier ...

A new nanomedicine targeting the blood–brain barrier clears amyloid-β by 45% and restores memory in Alzheimer’s models, ...

Daiza Gordon watched her two younger brothers die when they were adolescents. They had Hunter syndrome, a rare, incurable disease — predominantly affecting boys — in which a gene for an important ...

Tiny pieces of plastic might be aging us from the inside out. A new scientific review published in Food and Chemical Toxicology suggests that microplastics and nanoplastics may accelerate aging at the ...

The human brain is one of the most intricate organs, with billions of neurons arranged in highly specialized regions.

A new study reveals that higher concentrations of a specific protein in urine could be a predictor for developing dementia.

Researchers at NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) have developed a new type of brain implant that can deliver drugs to multiple regions of ...

The connection between diet and brain health extends beyond cognitive function to include serious concerns about tumor development and progression. While brain tumors have complex causes involving ...