PharmaTimes August 6, 2024
Jen Brogan

Neurological conditions, including Alzheimer’s disease, are the leading cause of ill health globally

Researchers from the University of Glasgow, in collaboration with Tel Aviv University, along with international researchers, have revealed that brain parasites could be used to deliver drugs to the brain to treat cognitive disorders.

In the study published in Nature Microbiology, researchers explored whether the common brain parasite Toxoplasma gondii could be used to deliver treatment across the blood-brain barrier, a major complication for the treatment of many neurological conditions.

According to a study published in the Lancet Neurology in March and funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, neurological conditions are considered the leading cause of ill health worldwide, with stroke, neonatal encephalopathy, migraine, Alzheimer’s...

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