Researchers provide a comprehensive overview of the blood-brain barrier (BBB), detailing its cellular architecture, transport ...

Measuring blood flow in the brain is critical for responding to a range of neurological problems, including stroke, traumatic ...

Each time the heart beats, it pumps blood through the brain vessels, causing them to expand slightly and then relax, much like the rise and fall of the blood pulsing through your veins when you feel ...

Non-invasive device worn on the forehead uses laser technology and an array of detectors, and could form the basis of methods for monitoring brain blood flow.

Measuring blood flow in the brain is critical for responding to a range of neurological problems, including stroke, traumatic brain injury (TBI) and vascular dementia.

Researchers have developed brain-on-a-chip technology that uses human tissue to model how the brain’s protective barrier ...

Mild cognitive impairment is linked to blood vessel dysfunction in the brain's temporal lobes -- the seat of memory -- according to a new study. The findings, seen in people with and without signs of ...

Poor circulation of blood is a bigger problem than it may seem. If blood doesn’t reach the organs, the body tissues begin to ...

Doctors have long been as puzzled as their patients have been alarmed when some unaccustomed exercise causes not only numbness in an arm but faintness and even temporary blindness. Now artery ...

New research shows that neighborhood conditions — from pollution and housing to economic opportunity — may directly affect ...

Early signs of dementia may not always manifest as memory loss but can appear as subtle changes in leg health and walking.