Researchers at Leipzig University's Carl Ludwig Institute have discovered that in the cerebral cortex, synaptic signal ...

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Cerebral angiography. This provides an image of the blood vessels in the brain to detect a problem with vessels and blood flow. The procedure involves inserting a catheter (a small, thin tube) into an ...

A three-week ketogenic diet increased brain blood flow by 22% and boosted levels of a key neuroprotective protein, BDNF, by ...

Doctors will examine data to better understand blood circulation in weightlessness. Ax-4 astronauts Peggy Whitson and Tibor ...

Can a cup of peppermint tea sharpen your mind? A new study suggests it can—but not in the way scientists expected. Improved ...

Doctors will review data to understand how blood circulation adapts to weightlessness. Ax-4 crewmates Peggy Whitson and Tibor ...

Stanford researchers have discovered a breakthrough technology that shrinks and removes blood clots to treat strokes, heart ...

Brain swelling, or cerebral edema, is a medical emergency. Learn about the evidence-based treatments doctors use to reduce ...

Cerebral blood flow (CBF) alterations are important in pathogenesis of neonatal ischemic/hemorrhagic brain damage. In clinical practice, estimation of neonatal CBF is mostly based on Doppler ...

Gene therapy for sickle cell disease may help improve a major contributing factor to stroke risk in patients, reports a new ...

The most common type of stroke is an ischemic stroke, accounting for about 87% of all cases, according to the American Stroke ...