by Tiziano Balzano Low-intensity focused ultrasound, combined with circulating microbubbles, opens new doors for delivering targeted therapies into the brain. Credit: Tiziano Balzano, created using Canva’s AI image generator Neurological disorders such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease are among the most debilitating and life-altering conditions that we face today. Despite years of research and advancements...
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A New Way to ‘Smuggle’ Drugs Through the Blood-Brain Barrier
Getting drugs to the brain is difficult. The very thing designed to protect the brain’s environment — the blood-brain barrier (BBB), tightly packed cells that prevent most substances from passing through — is one of the main reasons diseases like Alzheimer’s are so hard to treat. And even if a drug can cross the BBB,...