The cells that line the blood vessels in our brains are highly selective. By deciding which molecules are allowed in and out of our most important organ, the barrier these cells form is critical for ...

Over seven million Americans are living with Alzheimer's disease (AD), and the heartbreaking day-to-day battle with the effects of cognitive decline. According to the Alzheimer's Association, the ...

Our brain is an extremely complex and delicate organ. Our body fiercely protects it by holding onto things that help it and keeping harmful things out, such as bugs that can cause infection and toxins ...

Researchers have, for the first time, visualized the full network of blood vessels across the cortex of awake mice, finding that blood vessels rhythmically expand and contract leading to 'waves' ...

Dementia has long been framed as a slow, irreversible loss of neurons, but a new line of research is shifting attention to the blood vessels that feed the brain. Scientists are now testing whether ...

A model of a membrane called the blood–brain barrier could transform how scientists study drug delivery to the brain, as well as diseases of the brain’s vascular network. The model combines two ...

Share on Pinterest Researchers are trying to find out exactly how aging blood vessels in the brain contribute to cognitive decline. Image credit: michellegibson/Getty Images. Aging is associated with ...

Repeated head knocks cause long-term damage to the delicate blood-brain barrier, potentially driving chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a neurodegenerative condition that affects some former ...