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‘Smart fat cells’ cross blood-brain barrier to catch early brain tumors

December 17, 2015 by

An MRI contrast agent that can pass through the blood-brain barrier will allow doctors to detect deadly brain tumors called gliomas earlier, say researchers. This ability opens the door to make this fatal cancer treatable.

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