A new study from UCLA Health has uncovered how inflammation in brain blood vessels exacerbates damage in vascular dementia and demonstrated that targeting this process with a repurposed drug can ...

The chance of rupture for a given aneurysm depends on its size and location on brain blood vessels. Larger aneurysms are higher risk for bleeding. Aneurysms on the vessels at the front of the brain ...

This is your brain's blood vessels on drugs Date: August 28, 2014 ... have a small field of view that only measures few vessels at a time rather than blood flow in the cerebrovascular networks. ...

In the brain, not all blood flow is created equal. RIKEN researchers have developed a detailed cortical layer map of the ...

Gender differences define how the human brain ages, and telltale biomarkers in the blood may be strongly suggestive of cognitive impairment and dementia, according to a comprehensive new study ...

Researchers have developed a bubble microrobot capable of being guided around the tiny complex blood vessels of the brain using ultrasound. The ‘microvehicle’ holds potential as a means of ...

Microplastics sit on a human finger with an inset image of blood vessels in the brain. Svetlozar Hristov / mr.suphachai praserdumrongchai/iStock / Getty Images Plus ...

Reduced levels of a critical protein are linked to devastating brain diseases like Alzheimer’s, frontotemporal dementia, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Surprisingly, the protein shortage ...

Researchers have mapped the aging processes of blood vessels in the brains of mice in an effort to establish how they affect cognitive decline. Research in mice shows how aging brain blood vessels ...

A blockage or decrease in blood supply to the brain can cause a person to have a stroke. A vertebrobasilar (VB) stroke is a type of stroke that affects the posterior circulation system and ...

Moyamoya disease is a rare condition that affects blood flow to the brain. The carotid artery becomes blocked or narrowed, and small blood vessels develop at the base of the brain to supply the ...