By getting drugs beyond the blood-brain barrier, researchers believe they could better target treatment for Alzheimer’s disease, seizures, and plenty more. So, it’s safe to say it’s been a goal.

The blood-brain barrier, a protective cell layer guarding the brain, blocks foreign bodies but also hinders drug delivery, complicating treatment of neurological disorders.Scientists have now ...

The blood-brain barrier, a protective cell layer guarding the brain, blocks foreign bodies but also hinders drug delivery, complicating treatment of neurological disorders. Michael Mitchell's team ...

The stress responses promote cell proliferation in the placenta that reinforces the barrier between the fetus and maternal blood circulation. Comparing placental stress responses in COVID-19 and ...

"We already know that the placental barrier retains many nanoparticles or at least delays their transport to the embryo," says Bürki. However, damage to the fetal tissue occurs, even if no ...

The brain, along with the eye, testes, and placenta, have barriers to protect them from the systemic effects of immune responses. These barriers include. Physical barriers, like the blood-brain or ...

The comparison between the glucose transport rate across the placental barrier in conditions when uninfected or P. falciparum infected blood flows on outer layer cells helps to better understand ...

The placenta-on-a-chip, as it’s refined in the coming years, could be used to answer research questions and determine the impact of drugs and toxins during pregnancy, these investigators say.

The stress responses promote cell proliferation in the placenta that reinforces the barrier between the fetus and maternal blood circulation. Comparing placental stress responses in COVID-19 and ...