New nanomaterial passes the blood-brain barrier to reduce damaging inflammation after the most common form of stroke. When ...

When a person suffers a stroke, physicians must restore blood flow to the brain as quickly as possible to save their life. But, ironically, that life-saving rush of blood can also trigger a second ...

Northwestern University researchers have reported a novel injectable nanomaterial that crossed the blood–brain barrier and ...

New research suggests the brain may stay active moments after the heart stops, triggering life recall and calm sensations ...

A new study suggests that dementia may be driven in part by faulty blood flow in the brain. Researchers found that losing a key lipid causes blood vessels to become overactive, disrupting circulation ...

Brain death determination sits at the fraught intersection of critical-care medicine, ethics, and organ-donation logistics. Missteps risk either prolonging mechanical support with no prospect of ...

Corresponding author Akshay Sharma, MBBS, MSc, St. Jude Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Cellular Therapy talks to St. Jude patient enrolled on the reported clinical trial, Corey Luellen.

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, ...