New research reveals how a "leaky" blood-brain barrier connects sports-related head injuries to long-term brain disease like CTE.

For decades, scientists have struggled to understand exactly how years of taking hits to the head while playing sports can ...

New research reveals that exercise may strengthen the blood-brain barrier, potentially paving the way for innovative ...

Blood-brain barrier disruption may drive cognitive decline after head trauma. Learn how new research links vascular damage to ...

Researchers found that acoustic emission dose-an acoustic signal from microbubbles-could predict how to adjust ultrasound power and open the blood brain barrier for delivering drugs in patients with ...

Post-COVID “brain fog” could be caused by leaky blood vessels in the brain, a groundbreaking new study out of Ireland has determined. Researchers from Trinity College Dublin recruited 32 patients who ...

You’ve probably heard someone say exercise is “good for your head.” And you’ve probably nodded, filed it under vaguely true ...

Image describes the process of fusing two types of organoids to create a human brain organoid that incorporates a blood-brain barrier. Findings published in Cell Stem Cell. In a pioneering achievement ...

The blood-brain barrier protects the central nervous system by tightly regulating what crosses between the two compartments. Neurons are vulnerable if the barrier suffers damage or weakens with age, ...

Exercise reshapes your blood–brain barrier. New 2026 data reveal a liver-to-brain pathway that may protect against aging and ...

Microplastics have been found in our lungs, guts, and even our blood. Now, researchers say they may reduce protective enzymes and proteins that keep neurons strong. Stacey Leasca is an award-winning ...