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Alternative medicine
fromNatural Health News
4 days ago

"Supercharged" vitamin K derivatives offer new hope for neurodegenerative diseases

Synthetic vitamin K analogues, especially compound 7, strongly activate mGluR1 signaling and more potently induce neural progenitor differentiation, showing promise for neuron regeneration therapies.
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Medicine
fromNature
1 month ago

Repeated head trauma causes neuron loss and inflammation in young athletes - Nature

Repetitive head impacts produce early neuroinflammation, blood-brain barrier breakdown, astrocytic and white matter pathology that precede p-tau deposition and drive early CTE.
Science
fromNature
2 months ago

Transport vehicle delivers antibodies to the brain

A TfR-targeted shuttle delivers anti–amyloid-β antibody across the blood–brain barrier, improving brain distribution and safety in mice.
Medicine
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

The Brain's Border Wall and Psychiatric Illness

A leaky blood-brain barrier can cause psychiatric illness; boosting mitochondrial function in barrier cells repairs the barrier and relieves impaired social interaction.
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