Crossing the Brain/Blood barrier!

[olddawg]

Looks like this might be happening soon. Think of what that muight mean for some previously weaker or speculative drugs.
Human brain's ultimate barrier to open for first time - health - 18 June 2014 - New Scientist (http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22229742.400-human-brains-ultimate-barrier-to-open-for-first-time.html?utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=SOC&utm_campaign=hoot&cmpid=SOC%7CNSNS%7C2013-GLOBAL-hoot#.U6Mt32xOXIU)

[nate3993]

hey boo. haven't seen u on here in a minute

[Cdsnuts]

I'm going to venture a guess and say that chemo-therapy directly into the brain will cause immediate brain cell death. That shit kills every cell it touches. Probably the most ridiculous way to try and "cure" cancer.

[Enuke65]

While chemo is bad stuff, it doesn't work like that exactly. It functions by slowing or stopping cell division or rapidly dividing cells, like those in a tumor.

[Cdsnuts]

While chemo is bad stuff, it doesn't work like that exactly. It functions by slowing or stopping cell division or rapidly dividing cells, like those in a tumor.

My point is chemo damages every cell it comes into contact with, healthy or cancerous. It doesn't discriminate. Not something I'd want to put into my brain.

[O.N.]

Just saying


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqJ_709pL5Y

[olddawg]

I was thinking more along the lines like gabba, it'd be effective if it could be engineered to cross the barrier. must be tons of other chems in the same boat