Blood-Brain Barrier More Permeable in Adults than in Newborns, Post-Stroke

The ability of substances to pass through the blood-brain barrier is increased after an adult stroke, but not after a neonatal stroke, reports a new study the University of California, San Francisco, (UCSF) that will appear in the July 11, 2012, issue of the Journal of Neuroscience.

These findings may have major implications for drug development, as well as for the treatment of neonatal stroke, researchers say. For more information, click here to read the full release.