In the first peer-reviewed published report of its kind, University of Toronto researchers have demonstrated that focused ultrasound can be used to safely open the blood-brain barrier (BBB) in patients with Alzheimer’s disease. “We are pioneering exciting potential innovative treatment options for patients,” says Professor Sandra Black. Credit: University of Toronto The study, “Blood-brain barrier opening in...
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Do neckties actually reduce blood supply to the brain?
July 20, 2018 by Steve Kassem,The Conversation News reports about astudy from Germanymay provide the ultimate excuse for men to dress more casually for work, finding neckties reduce blood supply to the brain. The fashion advice is generally to tighten ties so they’re tight but not too tight. Credit: www.shutterstock.com The study showed that wearing...
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A delicate crossing: Controller developed to open the blood-brain barrier with precision
Representation of the drug delivery system. Serving as the acoustic indicator of drug delivery dosage, the microbubble emission signal y(t) is used to find the expected controller output u(f) which is fed back to help control ultrasound …more The blood-brain barrier – the semi-permeable membrane that surrounds the brain – offers important protection for a...
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Getting Drugs Past the Blood-Brain Barrier
To treat neurological disease, researchers develop techniques to bypass or trick the guardian of the central nervous system. ronto, a dozen people huddled in a small room peering at a computer screen. They were watching brain scans of a woman named Bonny Hall, who lay inside an MRI machine just a few feet away. Earlier...