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Newfound clock in blood brain barrier of fruit flies regulates daily permeability

March 9, 2018 by

Researchers found that the fruit fly blood brain barrier has a molecular clock that makes it more or less penetrable during over 24 hours. Giving mutant flies a drug for treating seizures at night was more effective.

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