A new study published in eLife has found that a remarkably rare type of neuron acts as a master conductor for the brain’s ...

High blood pressure in midlife speeds up cognitive decline and is a risk factor for mild cognitive impairment and dementia in later life.

All day long, our brains carry out complicated and energy-intensive tasks such as remembering, solving problems, and making decisions. To supply the energy these tasks require while conserving this ...

Severe stress can change the way the brain works, disrupting blood flow and signal exchange between neurons. A key role in ...

From time to time, we all like to sink our teeth into a gooey cheese pizza or chocolaty cookie, or sip on a frothy milkshake.

Carotid artery is the blood vessel that supplies oxygen-rich blood to the brain. Stenosis of this artery leads to impaired blood flow to the brain and altered blood-brain barrier properties, which can ...

Scientists accidentally discovered how an old blood pressure drug hydralazine could fight aggressive brain cancer by ...

Laura holds a Master's in Experimental Neuroscience and a Bachelor's in Biology from Imperial College London. Her areas of expertise include health, medicine, psychology, and neuroscience.View full ...

Vascular dementia is a decline in memory, thinking skills, and self-care that occurs due to strokes in the areas of the brain ...

Two common injuries linked to repeated abuse are mild traumatic brain injuries (mTBI) and damage caused by non-fatal ...

The Peanut Institute is sharing a recent study from the Institute of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism (NUTRIM) at Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands, that ...

The damage of strokes caused by brain bleeds can be mitigated by removing dead blood cells. Scientists have now found a way ...