A harmful form of the tau protein, which builds up in Alzheimer's disease and similar brain disorders, can directly damage ...

In the brain, not all blood flow is created equal. RIKEN researchers have developed a detailed cortical layer map of the ...

Every year, millions of people around the world suffer ischemic strokes that block blood flow to a region of the brain. Restoring blood flow rapidly is decisive and can save lives. But paradoxically, ...

The interaction between the brain and the vascular system could hold the key to lowering disease risk. According to the ...

Designing BBB organoids posed a technical challenge: growing the two components—the brain and blood vessels—which arise from different germ layers during development, in the same dish. To overcome ...

A brain aneurysm is an area of weakness in a brain blood vessel that over time can grow larger and thinner. Aneurysms are dangerous because they can grow and eventually rupture allowing blood to leak ...

Moyamoya disease is a rare, progressive cerebrovascular disorder caused by the shrinking of major brain blood vessels resulting in decreased blood flow to certain brain regions and eventually can lead ...

Maintaining healthy blood flow to the brain is important for its function, as the brain is a highly active organ which requires a huge amount of energy. Blood vessels are equipped with processes that ...

happens when the blood flow to part of the brain is disrupted. This disruption can come from bleeding in a blood vessel to the brain, called a hemorrhagic stroke, or a blockage called an ischemic ...

is a protective shield separating the brain from the bloodstream. The BBB is made up of tightly packed cells lining the blood vessels in the brain and controls what substances can move from the ...