Working with mice and zebrafish, researchers identify a gene, expressed in neurons, that produces a signal needed for development and maintenance of the blood-brain barrier. When mutated, the gene ...

For decades, scientists across the globe have investigated methods to accurately measure drug permeability across the blood-brain barrier, a compact layer of cells that protect the brain from ...

The signal, produced by neurons, helps the barrier form and maintain its protective properties. What makes the vital layer of protective cells around the brain and spinal cord -- the blood-brain ...