A new study in mice describes how the brain rapidly and efficiently increases blood flow to active areas where oxygen and nutrients are needed most. The work shows that the brain relies on a ...

A new method for measuring blood flow in the brain promises better assessments of stroke risks using noninvasive speckle ...

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 ...

New research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine has identified a function for brain immune cells that may inform efforts to support blood flow in neurodegenerative conditions. The ...

Researchers have discovered how newly created neurons depend on blood flow in the adult brain to travel from their site of ...

"This research helps explain how the brain stays responsive to the outside world even as awareness fades during sleep," said ...

University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers Ukpong Eyo, PhD (from left); William Mills III, PhD; and graduate student Aida Lopez have made a discovery that could let us boost blood flow to ...

A study shows how newly created neurons depend on blood flow to travel to their final location in the adult brain, paving the way for future research on blood flow-dependent cell migration which may ...

Researchers hope the discovery will accelerate development of treatments for the condition. Researchers hope their findings will accelerate development of treatments for vascular dementia (Anthony ...

Some people may treat themselves to a fatty meal they wouldn't normally eat on a Friday night after a weekday workday or a weekend get-together with a friend they haven't seen in a while, but new ...

Brain strokes are increasingly affecting younger adults in India, and experts warn that chronic stress and sleep deprivation ...