A brain aneurysm (also called a cerebral aneurysm or an intracranial aneurysm) is a ballooning arising from a weakened area in the wall of a blood vessel in the brain. If the brain aneurysm expands ...

UCLA researchers have successfully grown miniature lungs from stem cells—complete with their own functioning blood vessel ...

The brain age gap (BAG) plays a role in mediating the influence of cognitive impairment risk factors on cognitive function, especially among individuals with high cerebrovascular disease (CeVD) burden ...

Healthy blood vessels matter for more than just heart health. Vascular well-being is critical for brain health and ...

What is vascular dementia? Vascular dementia is the second most common form of dementia after Alzheimer disease. It's caused when decreased blood flow damages brain tissue. Blood flow to brain tissue ...

There's little more relaxing than spending time at the beach—but what's going on in your brain during a day spent playing in the waves? Scientists are discovering more of the benefits of "blue ...

The brain readings of the two groups turned out to be vastly different. The occasional porn watchers exhibited stronger neural connectivity in brain regions related to language, movement, and ...

WASHINGTON (7News) — Millions of women in the United States trust the safety of their birth control, never imagining it could lead to severe health conditions like a brain tumor. Yet, cases ...

BACKGROUND: Defining the risk of developing major bleeding, especially intracranial hemorrhage (ICH), or ischemic stroke (IS) in patients receiving antithrombotic therapy is crucial. Existing risk ...

A new study has shed light on how physical activity helps rewire and protect the brain from Alzheimer's disease on a cellular level as people age.

Diagnosing mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) remains a significant clinical challenge as many injuries are either invisible or difficult to detect with conventional medical imaging techniques. Here, ...