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Unpicking the Lock to the Blood-Brain Barrier with Dr Alexis Minchaca Acosta One Big Idea

UNSW Centre for Ideas by UNSW Centre for Ideas

Feb 12, 202621:23Arts

The blood-brain barrier prevents 98% of medicines from reaching the brain. This prevents the effective treatment of neurological disorders, from cancer to Alzheimer's. If we knew how to create drugs that could pass throu...

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Unpicking the Lock to the Blood-Brain Barrier with Dr Alexis Minchaca Acosta One Big Idea is an episode from UNSW Centre for Ideas by UNSW Centre for Ideas. The blood-brain barrier prevents 98% of medicines from reaching the brain. This pre...

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Published Feb 12, 2026, 21:23 long, audio available.

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