In the brain, not all blood flow is created equal. RIKEN researchers have developed a detailed cortical layer map of the blood vessels that weave through the brain of macaque monkeys. It reveals how ...

A new study from Lund University suggests that traumatic brain injury (TBI) may contribute to Alzheimer’s disease by altering ...

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 ...

A slimy barrier lining the brain’s blood vessels could hold the key to shielding the organ from the harmful effects of ageing, according to a study in mice. The finding shines a spotlight on a ...

brain, intestines, liver or kidney," according to Cleveland Clinic. It typically occurs "because your veins are injured or the blood flowing through them is too sluggish. The blood clots may ...

and it helps us transmit a signal from the front of the eye to the optic nerve and to the brain. And in order to keep that retina healthy and perfused, there's blood vessels. There's arteries ...