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Blood Brain Barrier
Blood Brain Barrier: a highly selective semipermeable border that separates the circulating blood from the brain and extracellular fluid in the central nervous system (or CNS). Also known as the BBB, typically formed by endothelial cells of the capillary wall, astrocyte end-feet ensheathing the capillary, and pericytes embedded in the capillary basement membrane.
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Microbiology
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...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 25, 2023
Coronavirus
Research has shown that when fetuses and pregnant women are exposed to viruses, there is an increased risk of neurologic
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 14, 2023
Cannabis Sciences
Portland State University researchers examined the potential risks of vaping cannabinoid acetates, and they found that h
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
JAN 04, 2023
Health & Medicine
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...
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Amielle Moreno
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...
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Carmen Leitch
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...
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Drug Discovery & Development
An implantable pump can bypass the blood-brain barrier and deliver chemotherapy to specific brain areas. The correspondi
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
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Cancer
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...
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Katie Kokolus
NOV 14, 2022
Neuroscience
The virus that causes COVID-19 does not infect neurons, or if it does, that only happens in rare cases. But COVID-19 can
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 05, 2022
Health & Medicine
Researchers have now published a study that has revealed how SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can infect brai
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 27, 2022
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...
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Zoe Michaud
AUG 11, 2022
Neuroscience
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...
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Carmen Leitch
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Neuroscience
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...
Sponsored By:
NanoSomiX, Inc.
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...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 08, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
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...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
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Coronavirus
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...
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Kerry Charron
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Drug Discovery & Development
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...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
APR 24, 2022
Technology
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...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
APR 16, 2022
Neuroscience
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...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 10, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
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...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
FEB 27, 2022
Neuroscience
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...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 21, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Tay-Sachs disease is a devastating diagnosis; patients tend to die by the age of five. It's been traced back to a mutati
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 03, 2022
Neuroscience
As we age, regulatory mechanics responsible for iron homeostasis in the brain break down, which leads to an iron-build u
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
FEB 03, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
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...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes