Dementia has long been framed as a slow, irreversible loss of neurons, but a new line of research is shifting attention to ...

Replacing a missing brain lipid may calm overactive blood vessels and restore healthy blood flow—opening a new path toward treating dementia.

Increasing the levels of a particular phospholipid in the membranes of brain cells may offer a promising new way to improve blood circulation in the brain and support healthier brain activity. A poten ...

A possible new treatment for impaired brain blood flow and related dementias is on the horizon. Research by scientists at the ...

Experts say that certain everyday foods — from soda to fries — may damage the blood vessels that feed the brain, raising the ...

A new study analyzed older adults who ate 60 grams of unsalted skin-roasted peanuts every day for 16 weeks. Scientists found ...

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, ...

Measuring blood flow in the brain is critical for understanding response to a range of neurological problems, including stroke, traumatic brain injury (TBI) and vascular dementia. Obtaining such ...

A wearable ultrasound patch could soon be saving lives, by monitoring the blood flow in hospital patients' brains. The device is only about the size of a postage stamp plus it works continuously, ...

Though it accounts for just two percent of the body’s weight, the brain consumes a whopping 20% of its total energy. To get the energy it needs for more complicated tasks, the brain has evolved a ...

Sildenafil- known most commonly as ‘viagra’- improves brain blood flow and blood vessel function in patients at risk of vascular dementia. The findings may pave the way for treatment and prevention ...

A new study suggests that dementia may be driven in part by faulty blood flow in the brain. Researchers found that losing a ...