New nanomaterial passes the blood-brain barrier to reduce damaging inflammation after the most common form of stroke. When ...

A nanomaterial based on a platform developed by Professor Samuel Stupp crosses the blood-brain barrier and targets harmful ...

New research highlights how specific dietary staples act as "neuro-toxins," triggering brain inflammation and accelerating cognitive decline over time.

The brain is among the most “immune-privileged” of organs primarily through the highly selective permeability of the blood-brain-barrier (BBB), its minimal lymphatic drainage, the presence of ...

How microbial metabolites from everyday foods connect the gut, brain, and skin to influence inflammation, emotional health, ...

Researchers led by CHLA’s Jonathan D. Santoro, MD, have identified signs of neuroinflammation and dysfunction of the blood-brain barrier among patients with Down syndrome Regression Disorder (DSRD). A ...

Scientists have long struggled to define brain fog—let alone pinpoint a cause for it. But research is starting to reveal multiple potential causes from inflammation to a leaky blood-brain barrier.

Methamphetamine doesn't just spike levels of the pleasure-inducing hormone dopamine in the reward pathways of the brain—it ...