The blood-brain barrier is a highly selective semipermeable barrier running inside almost all vessels in the brain that lets through water, some gases and a few other select molecules, while preventing potentially toxic elements in the blood from entering the brain. Researchers from the University of Montreal, Polytechnique Montréal, and CHU Sainte-Justine say that currently 98 percent of therapeutic molecules are also blocked by the barrier, but they have developed a technique using magnetic nanoparticles that opens the door for such molecules, thereby also opening the door to new treatments for brain diseases... Continue Reading Magnetic nanoparticles open blood-brain barrier for delivery of therapeutic molecules
Section: Medical
Tags: Brain, Drug delivery, Drugs, Magnetic, Nanoparticles, University of Montreal
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