Nasal spray and ultrasound team up for direct-to-brain drug delivery

The blood-brain barrier is an effective shield for our most vital of organs, and while that's great when it comes to infection, it's not so helpful when you're trying to get drugs in there. Recent research has found that nasal sprays could bypass the barrier and deliver drugs directly to the brain, and now the team has developed a way to use ultrasound pulses to drive the drugs to where in the brain they're needed... Continue Reading Nasal spray and ultrasound team up for direct-to-brain drug delivery Category: Medical Tags: Blood-brain barrier Brain Brain cancer Cancer Drug delivery Drugs Nanoparticles Ultrasound Washington University in St. Louis