By analyzing brain activity in mice, they determined that a fat molecule called PIP2 acts as a brake on Piezo1. When brain ...

Arterial spin labeling (ASL) is a non‐invasive magnetic resonance imaging technique that exploits magnetically labelled arterial blood water as an endogenous tracer to quantitatively assess cerebral ...

“ATT may be more sensitive to age-related decline than CBF, and therefore useful for early detection and management of cerebrovascular impairment.” “ATT may be more sensitive to age-related decline ...

New nanomaterial passes the blood-brain barrier to reduce damaging inflammation after the most common form of stroke. When ...

July 11 -- FRIDAY, July 10 (HealthDay News) -- Anger and other forms of mental stress cause dilation of the neck's carotid arteries and a rush of blood to the brain in healthy people, but this doesn't ...

Older adults who adhered to a structured lifestyle intervention saw greater improvement from blood flow and regulation ...

Though it accounts for just two percent of the body’s weight, the brain consumes a whopping 20% of its total energy. To get the energy it needs for more complicated tasks, the brain has evolved a ...