Bagged in three layers of meninges and selectively fenced off by the blood brain barrier, our central nervous system (CNS) interacts within strict limits with our immune system. Protective ...
A recent study published in Nature Neuroscience has revealed a vascular platform located in the dura mater of the meninges ...
Adults with pneumococcal meningitis of hematogenous origin face a significantly higher 30-day mortality rate than those with other sources.
Scientists have long believed that the pia, the innermost of the three meningeal membranes that surround the brain, is impermeable to cerebrospinal fluid. But the pia has been hard to study. This ...