The blood-brain barrier (BBB) is a vital layer of protective cells around the brain and spinal cord. Understanding how the barrier works to allow in or keep out certain substances has critical ...

The signal, produced by neurons, helps the barrier form and maintain its protective properties. What makes the vital layer of protective cells around the brain and spinal cord -- the blood-brain ...

Researchers have identified a specific liver protein produced during exercise that strengthens the brain’s protective barrier and improves memory in aging mice. This finding suggests a potential ...

What makes the vital layer of protective cells around the brain and spinal cord - the blood-brain barrier - more or less permeable has been one of the more mystifying questions in neuroscience.

New research in mice and zebrafish has uncovered the genetic signal needed to form and maintain the blood-brain barrier. The discovery could let scientists control the barrier’s permeability, ...

Whether in the wake of a stroke, seizure, massive neuroinflammation, or a blow to the head, the endothelial cells of the blood-brain barrier respond with remarkable similarity, according to a study ...