🧠 On #InternationalWomensDay, let’s talk about all dimensions of gender inequality—including the ones hiding in lab research. Science should be built for all brains, not just the male ones.

For decades, #neuroscience research has largely ignored female animals, assuming that what applies to males must apply to females too. Spoiler: it doesn’t. This outdated approach has left glaring gaps in our understanding of brain function, mental health, and disease.
#AnimalResearch #SexBias

🔬 In cell (ouside a living organism):
✅ Studied how the nanoparticles interact with brain cells
✅ Examined how particles cross the brain barrier
🐭 In living mice:
✅ Showed that the nanoparticules improved delivery of a therapy to the brain and that this strategy was more effective
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The nanoparticles were designed with specific peptides - that function as keys - that recognise brain receptors - a lock that is on the surface of the cells. Thus, nanoparticles coated with these peptides can "unlock" specific brain cells, directing the delivery of drugs and other therapies.