The human brain has no conventional lymph nodes, no obvious drainage pipes. For most of medical history, scientists assumed ...
Using various imaging techniques, the scientists tied abdominal movements to shifts in mouse brains and the movement of ...
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 ...
New research reveals yawning does more than signal tiredness. Scientists observed that yawning causes cerebrospinal fluid to ...
Measuring blood flow in the brain is critical for responding to a range of neurological problems, including stroke, traumatic brain injury (TBI) and vascular dementia. But existing techniques, ...
Increased intake of nitrate rich foods – such as beet juice – increases blood flow to key areas of the brain in older adults, possibly improving mental function and reducing the progression of age ...
Even people who never exceed the recommended limits for alcohol consumption are likely to experience brain health problems as ...