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Researchers give new insights into treatment of Alzheimer's disease
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
In Alzheimer's disease, a small protein known as amyloid beta misfolds to intermediates that aggregate into larger macromolecular structures known as fibrils and plaques
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Researchers discover new conceptual approach for blood-brain barrier in ne
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Study disocveered that blood-brain barrier has long been recognised for its capacity to maintain exact control over which molecules can enter the nervous system, little is known about how the cells that make up the barrier affect how the nervous system works.
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Study reveals why brain cells are needed for fever
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The body's response to infection or inflammation is fever, which also serves as a defence mechanism against things like viruses and bacteria. The body releases molecules called cytokines into the bloodstream when it is infected or inflammatory. The blood-brain barrier, a system of microscopi
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Researchers find new functions for blood-brain barrier in neuron function
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 17 (ANI): Researchers have made a surprising discovery linking Delta/Notch signalling in subperineurial glia (SPG) to the regulation of nerve ensheathment and neurotransmitter release at the Drosophila neuromuscular junction (NMJ). SPG, the counterpart of the endothel
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Do you know iron buildup in brain linked to higher risk for movement disor
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
San Diego (California) [US] August 2 (ANI): The body absorbs too much iron due to a condition known as hereditary hemochromatosis, which is brought on by a gene mutation. This causes tissue damage and diseases like liver disease, heart disease, and diabetes. However, scant and conflicting re
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How the brain controls symptoms of sickness: Study
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 13 (ANI): According to a new study by Harvard University, a small population of neurons near the base of the brain can induce symptoms of sickness, including fever, appetite loss, and warm-seeking behaviour.
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When is chemotherapy most effective? Research suggests, it varies with tim
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Morgantown (West Virginia) [US], January 27 (ANI): Brain tumours are among the trickiest to treat as the blood-brain barrier keeps foreign substances like germs and toxins from entering the brain. By shielding the brain from things that would harm it, the blood-brain barrier also blocks the
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Nanomaterials' ability to cross blood-brain barrier can be influenced by t
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 10 (ANI): The results of a new study suggested that nanomaterials found in consumer and health-care products can pass through the bloodstream to the brain side of a blood-brain barrier model with varying ease depending on their shape.
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Nanomaterials' ability to cross blood-brain barrier can be influenced by t
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 6 (ANI): The findings of a new study suggest that nanomaterials found in consumer and health-care products can pass through the bloodstream to the brain side of a blood-brain barrier model with varying ease depending on their shape.
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Nano-materials shape, form influences their ability to cross blood brain b
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], July 6 (ANI): Nano-materials found in consumer and health-care products can pass from the bloodstream to the brain side of a blood-brain barrier model with varying ease depending on their shape- creating potential neurological impacts that could be both positive and negative, a
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Some blood pressure-lowering medicines linked to less memory decline in ol
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 22 (ANI): Older adults taking blood pressure-lowering medications known to cross the blood-brain barrier had better memory recall over time compared to those taking other types of medicines to treat high blood pressure, according to a new research.
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To treat brain disorder, scientists develop nanoparticle drug-delivery sys
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 3 (ANI): To facilitate successful delivery of therapeutic agents to the brain, a team of bioengineers, physicians, and collaborators at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Boston Children's Hospital created a nanoparticle platform, which can facilitate therapeutically e
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