Research suggests many young adults do not understand the difference between stopping air and stopping blood flow to the ...

Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is a clear and watery liquid that flows in and around the brain and spinal cord. Its functions ...

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As the years stack up, food choices start playing a much bigger role in how sharp your mind feels day to day. Smart ...

Northwestern Medicine investigators have developed a new imaging approach to more accurately assess blood flow in the spinal ...

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

The discovery that fat is a communicative organ with a role in everything from bone health to mood is forcing a rethink of ...

Scientists at the Indiana University School of Medicine have made an important breakthrough in predicting dementia long ...

Speckle contrast optical spectroscopy provides a cost-effective way to assess cerebral blood flow for diagnosis of neurological disorders ...

Chronic stress and elevated cortisol levels can damage the body's natural rhythm and disrupt the part of the brain involved ...

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