Latest blood-brain barrier News

Does paraquat cause Parkinson’s? Here’s what the evidence says about this common weed killer
Copper drug restores memory and clears toxic Alzheimer’s proteins
Hay fever, antihistamines and the evidence on dementia risk
Monash study links irregular blood pressure patterns to poorer brain health
The brain’s hidden defense against a potentially harmful metal
Grant to explore nasal delivery of nerve growth factor for Alzheimer’s disease
Could Ozempic help people whose cancer has spread to the brain?
GLP-1 drugs may fight addiction across every major substance, according to a study of 600,000 people
How blast waves can damage the brain without a head injury
People who survive cancers are less likely to develop Alzheimer’s – this might be why
Meth inflames and stimulates your brain through similar pathways – new research offers potential avenue to treat meth addiction
Trio of KI researchers join forces against Parkinson’s disease with donation from Promobilia
Discovery about brain receptors may open the door to new Alzheimer’s treatments
Gut And Mind – How They Are Connected
Hypertension Affects Brain Much Earlier Than Expected
Focused Sound Energy Holds Promise For Treating Cancer, Alzheimer’s And Other Diseases
Could your urine predict your dementia risk?
Protein In Urine Can Predict Risk Of Dementia
Ceretas awarded $2.4 million Government Grant for breakthrough Alzheimer’s therapy
Nanoplastics detection chip revolutionises plastic pollution monitoring
How a popular sweetener could be damaging your brain’s defences – new study
Harnessing mRNA to prevent and slow Alzheimer’s disease
New Ultrasound Imaging To Map Drug Delivery Into Brain
Lab-grown tumour models offer new hope for treating childhood brain cancer
Some people are turning to nicotine gum and patches to treat long COVID brain fog
How Mini-organs Can Replace Animal Testing
Horrific, bizarre, lonely: how women going through the menopause describe their experiences
Tryptophan Hydroxylase 1 Regulates Tryptophan and its Metabolites
Post-sepsis syndrome: when the body recovers but the brain doesn’t
Melbourne scientists identify potential new target for neurodegenerative diseases
Thirty years on, our research linking viral infections with Alzheimer’s is finally getting the attention it deserves
Cancer hijacks your brain and steals your motivation − new research in mice reveals how, offering potential avenues for treatment
Early-onset Alzheimer’s: new drug shows promise in slowing the disease
Traumatic brain injuries have toxic effects that last weeks after initial impact − an antioxidant material reduces this damage in mice
Scientists engineer fish and flies to clean up toxic mercury
Alzheimer’s disease: toxic protein is turned bad by immune enzyme, mouse study shows
Phenergan for under 6s is now banned due to hallucination fears. Here’s what to use instead
Glioblastoma: why immunotherapy may offer hope for brain cancer patients
Ozempic’s cousin drug liraglutide is about to get cheaper. But how does it stack up?
Breathing may introduce microplastics to the brain – new study
Chroming, choking and skull-breaking – TikTok challenges can come with deadly consequences
Telix submits NDA for TLX101-CDx brain cancer imaging agent
New grants to fund chemotherapy research and improve children’s cancer treatments
A common parasite could one day deliver drugs to the brain − how scientists are turning ‘Toxoplasma gondii’ from foe into friend
India is suffering its largest Chandipura virus outbreak in 20 years – what you need to know
Nasal spray clears proteins linked to Alzheimer’s – new study
Our blood-brain barrier stops bugs and toxins getting to our brain. Here’s how it works
WA scientists discover a new set of cells that control the blood-brain barrier