The blood-brain barrier prevents xenobiotics from entering the central nervous system. Growing evidence indicates that neurotoxins, such as tributyltin, manganese and nanoparticles, may disrupt the ...

In a study published in Nature, South Korean researchers led by Director Koh Gou Young of the Center for Vascular Research within the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) have uncovered a distinctive ...

Twenty-four of 25 patients with bacterial meningitis and nine of 11 with CNS viral infection had increased LDH activity in the CSF. The mean levels were 112.8 units per milliliter in bacterial, 193 ...

A collaborative research team has developed the world's first AI-based optical diagnostic platform that enables rapid and accurate differentiation—within minutes—between ordinary nasal secretion and ...

Alzheimer’s disease is one of the most serious brain disorders affecting older adults. It slowly damages memory, thinking ...

Specialized brain cells in the hypothalamus act as a disposal route for tau protein, shuttling it from cerebrospinal fluid into the bloodstream. When those cells break down, tau accumulates in the ...