A study recently published in Nature has identified a key factor in the age-related breakdown of the blood-brain barrier (BBB) and has demonstrated that this damage may be reversible, potentially ...

The findings, demonstrated in mouse models and isolated human brain tissue, could expand treatment options for neurological and psychiatric diseases New York, NY [February 17, 2025]—Scientists at the ...

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 ...

Voyager Therapeutics, Inc. announced the peer-reviewed publication of groundbreaking research showcasing the role of alkaline phosphatase (ALPL) in transporting a novel AAV capsid, VCAP-102, across ...

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 ...

Share The brain is like a city within a fortress. Its cellular inhabitants normally hum along in their daily routines. Neurons send out the electrical signals underlying memory and cognition.

Are you really gonna eat that? A neuroscientist is sounding the alarm about five foods that can accelerate cognitive decline, even increasing your odds of developing dementia. The good news is that he ...

The published dosing standards set the drug-delivery technology on a path toward FDA consideration and eventual use against tumors, Alzheimer’s disease, and more.