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  • Nanoparticle transport across the blood-brain barrier increases with Alzheimer’s, age

    Jan 2, 2024 11:30 am by Shelby LawsonInnovation
    graphic: Aging and Alzheimer's affect nano-particle delivery across blood-brain barrier

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    • graphic: Aging and Alzheimer's affect nano-particle delivery across blood-brain barrier

    Interdisciplinary researchers at Illinois have developed nanoparticles that are able to slip past 'leaky' blood-brain barriers and attach to selected areas of the brain to mediate brain inflammation in Alzheimer's Disease.