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

A class of drugs, MDM2 inhibitors, being studied as cancer therapeutics may accidentally damage the protective barriers in the brain and eyes, finds new research in mice.

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 ...

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

Key Takeaways ・Erythritol damages brain blood vessel cells, increasing risk of blood clots and stroke in lab studies. ・It reduces nitric oxide and raises endothelin-1, leading to vessel narrowing and ...

The brain is one of the body’s most energy-demanding organs, accounting for 2 percent of the body’s weight but consuming 20 ...

A common sweetener, erythritol, causes stress in brain vessel cells, reduces protective nitric oxide, and blocks clot-busting signals.

The COVID virus can cause brain inflammation, which, in some cases, becomes more serious and increase the risk of Alzheimer's ...

University of Utah researchers believe inflammation starts a months-long process that increases risk of aneurysm rupture.

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 ...

Brain blood vessels are in constant contact with neurons and support cells like astrocytes. When TDP-43 becomes dysfunctional, it can clump, and these clumps can spread between cells.