Study insights could improve current understanding of neurodegenerative diseases as well as interpretations of brain scans.

New University of Virginia School of Medicine research suggests an unexpected way doctors may be able to improve blood flow to the brain to battle Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases.

The brain is one of the body’s most energy-demanding organs, accounting for 2 percent of the body’s weight but consuming 20 percent of its total energy. To stay within budget, the brain must be highly ...

All day long, our brains carry out complicated and energy-intensive tasks such as remembering, solving problems, and making decisions.

All day long, our brains carry out complicated and energy-intensive tasks such as remembering, solving problems, and making ...

New University of Virginia School of Medicine research suggests an unexpected way doctors may be able to improve blood flow ...

Before Albert Einstein died, he explicitly stated that he didn't want to be studied. But mere hours after his death, the ...

Stroke Center, Department of Neurology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China The blood–brain barrier (BBB) is a functional phenotype exhibited by the neurovascular unit (NVU). It ...

In Japan, Shinrin Yoku or forest bathing has already been used for therapeutic applications, for instance, to lower blood pressure and stress levels ...

Immersing stressed volunteers in a 360° virtual Douglas-fir forest complete with sights, sounds and scents boosted their mood, sharpened short-term memory and deepened their feeling of ...

High Blood Pressure Has the Biggest Impact on Brain Health as We Age When assessing the 17 modifiable risk factors, high blood pressure (hypertension) emerged as the one with the biggest impact.

Illinois engineers fused ultrafast imaging with smart algorithms to peek at living brain chemistry, turning routine MRIs into ...