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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Retrosigmoid craniotomy is a surgical approach that can treat brain tumors, lesions, and other health conditions that affect the posterior fossa, an area at the back of the skull. Approaches like ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

What the MRI shows is a disease of the blood vessels of the brain caused by cholesterol plaque. High blood pressure, smoking, high blood cholesterol, family history, and other factors put people ...