# How prions invade the brain

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**Created:** [November 30, 2018, 3:26am UTC](https://archive.menshealtharchive.com/t/how-prions-invade-the-brain/1138 "2018-11-30T03:26:53Z")\
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> **[How prions invade the brain](https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181129142438.htm)**
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> The spread of prions to the brain does not occur by direct transmission across the blood-brain barrier, according to a new study. As noted by the authors, insights into how prions enter the brain could lead to the development of effective strategies...

  
The spread of prions to the brain does not occur by direct transmission across the blood-brain barrier, according to a new study. As noted by the authors, insights into how prions enter the brain could lead to the development of effective strategies to prevent neurodegeneration, even after infection outside the nervous system has already taken place.