Increased volume of the choroid plexus, which produces and secretes cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), was tied to cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease, a retrospective study showed. Among 532 adults ...

The image of the “blood-brain barrier” as a static wall that shields the brain from the rest of the body is crumbling. A group of scientists argue, in a review published in Fluids and Barriers of the ...

The blood-brain barrier prevents xenobiotics from entering the central nervous system. Growing evidence indicates that neurotoxins, such as tributyltin, manganese and nanoparticles, may disrupt the ...

Impact of Broadening Trial Eligibility Criteria on the Inclusion of Patients With Brain Metastases in Cancer Clinical Trials: Time Series Analyses for 2012-2022 Effective diagnosis, prognostication, ...

Researchers have built a machine-learning model that can distinguish between Alzheimer’s disease, dementia with Lewy bodies, ...

In the “omics” era, where bigger is better, the Global Neurodegeneration Proteomics Consortium is making a splash. To date, this two-year-old initiative led by Gates Ventures and Johnson & Johnson has ...

The blood–brain barrier (BBB) is meant to protect the brain from noxious agents; however, it also significantly hinders the delivery of therapeutics to the brain. Several strategies have been employed ...

Enough pints of beer can have you falling off your bar stool or loudly reciting lyrics to early 2000s jams to total strangers, because alcohol can get past one of the strongest defenses in the body.

Share on Pinterest MRI scans offer fresh evidence that blood-brain barrier leaks may play a role in brain fog. Image credit: VICTOR TORRES/Stocksy. Brain fog is one of the most debilitating symptoms ...