Focused ultrasound gaining proponents as breakthroughs are made
January 31, 2019
TORONTO – The blood-brain barrier – a selectively permeable capillary wall that bars circulating blood and extracellular fluid from entering the central nervous system – performs a critical function in preventing blood-borne pathogens from entering the central nervous system. But it also effectively resists the delivery of lifesaving drug therapies to the brain, requiring higher doses of dangerous chemotherapy drugs, for example, to treat conditions such as brain tumours. Read More