Astrocytoma and glioblastoma are fast-growing brain cancers that often return after surgery. Survival for astrocytoma patients is generally four to five months. Medications that activate the body’s immune system, especially…
Editor's Note: Patient Worthy is proud to share this article from the TESS Research Foundation. To see the article in its original form, please click here. TL;DR — the blood-brain…
Editor's Note: Patient Worthy is proud to share this article with permission from the TESS Research Foundation. To see the article in its original form, please click here. TL;DR —…
A recent study published in Science Translational Medicine has investigated a possible factor of the development of fetuses born to mothers with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD). Specifically, it looked…
Welcome to Study of the Week from Patient Worthy. In this segment, we select a study we posted about from the previous week that we think is of particular interest…
According to a recent article in Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News, the blood-brain barrier (BBB) regulates the movement of molecules, cells, and ions between the brain and the blood. Tightly…
A healthy brain translates into a healthy blood-brain barrier (BBB) which is a complex series of blood vessels in the brain. When the BBB malfunctions, it may lead to diabetes,…
Over the past decade, scientists have made many life-saving advances in all areas of medicine. They have created molecular agents to target neurodegenerative diseases. But they were stopped right there…
It is acknowledged in the medical community that clumps of misfolded tau proteins and amyloid-β are markers of Alzheimer’s disease. The evidence presented in recent article in Nature, shows that…
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