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

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 ...

The abundance of 13 proteins in your blood seems to be a strong indicator of how rapidly your brain is ageing. This suggests that blood tests could one day help people track and even boost their ...

Worldwide, more than 55 million people suffer from dementia caused by Alzheimer's disease (AD) and other conditions that destroy cells in the brain and nervous system.

A new biosensor based on surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy can help detect brain cancer from just microliters of blood.

Platelets are blood cells that normally release PF4 to alert the immune system and clot blood at wounds. The researchers found that PF4 also rejuvenates the old brain and boosts the young brain, ...

Why do people faint? New research in mice points to a connection between the brain and heart that could offer to clues to what happens in humans.

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 ...

Leakiness in the brain could explain the memory and concentration problems linked to long COVID. In patients with brain fog, MRI scans revealed signs of damaged blood vessels in their brains ...

In other cases, a blood vessel can rupture and bleed into the brain (haemorrhagic stroke). In both types of stroke, deprived of oxygen from the loss of blood flow, millions of brain cells rapidly die ...

COVID vaccines from companies like Pfizer, Moderna and AstraZeneca have been linked to rare occurrences of heart, brain and blood disorders, according to the largest vaccine study to date ...

After welcoming her fourth child in March, Gal Gadot revealed Sunday that during the eighth month of her pregnancy, she was "diagnosed with a massive blood clot in my brain." The "Wonder Woman ...