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 ...

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 ...

Using rodent and cellular models, the researchers showed that tanycytes take up tau from the CSF and release it into ...

Alzheimer’s disease is one of the most serious brain disorders affecting older adults. It slowly damages memory, thinking ability, and daily functioning. Over time, people with Alzheimer’s may ...