Dopamine maintains hope and motivation for life. Inflammation-associated compounds disrupt dopamine release, causing apathy.

A collaborative research team led by Dr. Myung Ae Bae at the Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT) and ...

The blood-brain barrier is a selectively permeable barrier that protects the brain from pathogens, cancer cells and other dangers. When healthy, the BBB only allows an elite group of molecules in ...

The blood-brain barrier border protects the brain by regulating the flow of molecules, peptides, and cells, but it also keeps out many therapeutics. Now, researchers have harnessed the power of a ...

A new way to deliver disease-fighting proteins throughout the brain may improve the treatment of Alzheimer's disease ...

The metaphorical role of the blood-brain barrier reinforces this separation ... inflammation in some contexts (e.g., reducing neuroinflammation in the brain) but may exacerbate inflammation ...