For the first time, scientists have used real-time imaging to track tiny pieces of microplastics as they moved through the ...

Gender differences define how the human brain ages, and telltale biomarkers in the blood may be strongly suggestive of cognitive impairment and dementia, according to a comprehensive new study ...

A new study finds that microplastics and nanoplastics accumulate at higher levels in the brain than in the liver and kidney.

For the first time, however, experts succeeded in visually tracking the movement of microplastics through brain blood vessels in mice—and the pile-ups resembled a microscopic “car crash.” ...

Microplastics may cause blockages in blood vessels in the brain and affect behavior, according to a study on mice.

Without surgery, most patients with moyamoya disease will experience slowly narrowing brain arteries ... (also called STA-MCA bypass or EC-IC bypass) is an open brain surgery that uses a blood vessel ...

Researchers continue to advance the science to determine best treatments for stroke. Based on an international study of 530 patients, researchers discovered that while the clot retrieval procedure ...

Mild cognitive impairment is linked to blood vessel dysfunction in the brain's temporal lobes - the seat of memory - according to a new USC-led study. The findings, seen in people with and without ...

The tiny plastic particles are gobbled up by immune cells, travel through the bloodstream and eventually become lodged in blood vessels in the brain. It’s not clear whether such obstructions ...

High blood pressure, often called hypertension, is one of the most common health issues affecting older adults. While it may ...

A new platform for studying neuroinflammatory diseases, utilizing advanced 3D bioprinting technology has been developed.

This "tsunami in the body" is one way a blast can injure blood vessels that supply oxygen and nutrients to structures deep in the brain, says Dr. Ibolja Cernak, an expert on blast injuries at ...