A Vlaams Institute of Biotechnology–Ghent University Center for Inflammation Research team has identified a previously unknown cellular barrier within the choroid plexus which clarifies how the ...

A new study reveals a hidden brain defense: base barrier cells. These cells form a molecular seal in the choroid plexus, acting as a gatekeeper against systemic inflammation and potential ...

The human brain, like the brain of other mammals, is known to start developing before birth, via a coordinated sequence of molecular and cellular processes. Neuroscience studies have found that the ...

How does the gut microbiota impact the nervous and mucosal immune systems? The enteric nervous system (ENS) consists of two ganglionated neural networks within the gut wall known as the myenteric and ...

The central nervous system (CNS) consists of several types of cells having varied specialized functions. While many of these cell types have been studied, fibroblast cells in the CNS remain ...

Glioblastoma response to blood-brain-barrier permeable, MGMT-agnostic therapeutic LP-184 and sensitization by nucleotide-excision repair deficiency. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2022 ASCO ...

Two technologies that are based on research by University of Nottingham experts to reduce the severity of tics in people with Tourette syndrome (TS) are closer to patient use after being recommended ...