It is characterized by the accumulation of a protein called amyloid β (Aβ) in the brain, and a number of different toxic forms of Aβ have been identified that impair brain function, notably Aβ ...

To construct the blood-brain barrier model, the researchers created 5-mm ... the real blood-brain barrier in terms of structure and function: with astrocytes and pericytes extending three ...

Researchers at Stanford University have developed a technique for rapidly designing and 3D printing blood vessels.

A new study offers insight into the health and lifestyle indicators - including diet, physical activity and weight - that ...

While the role of the blood-brain barrier has long ... translate our findings from larval synaptic function to more of a universal age-dependent model of neurodegeneration." ...

Since this model opens the door to understanding how blood clots naturally resolve ... existing mediations may protect the endothelial function, or the opening and closing of arteries, in patients ...

A team of scientists at the Wyss Institute at Harvard University and Boston University has created a 3D blood-vessel-on-a-chip model to investigate endothelial ... between them are just as important ...