Next, the team used the ultrasound patch while participants conducted various activities that modulate blood flow in specific cerebral arteries. When performing a handgrip, for example, contraction of ...

From blast to blood to brain. A blast isn't just like a blow to the head, when it comes to brain injury. A head impact tends to injure structures near the surface. A blast wave keeps going.

Even young brains get a boost. A decade ago, Dubal, a member of the UCSF Weill Institute of Neurosciences, showed that the hormone klotho enhances brain function in young and old animals and also ...

Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis (CVST) is a type of blood clot that forms in your brain. The clot can cause a brain bleed that leads to stroke that needs immediate medical attention.

A new generation of blood tests can help doctors diagnose Alzheimer's without a brain scan or spinal tap. But only a few perform as well as traditional tests.