Your body has more than 60,000 miles of blood vessels. And it's important that every mile is a well-paved highway or byway that allows your blood and the oxygen, nutrients, minerals, enzymes, hormones ...

New University of Virginia School of Medicine research suggests an unexpected way doctors may be able to improve blood flow to the brain to battle Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases.

All day long, our brains carry out complicated and energy-intensive tasks such as remembering, solving problems, and making decisions. To supply the energy these tasks require while conserving this ...

High blood pressure in midlife speeds up cognitive decline and is a risk factor for mild cognitive impairment and dementia in later life.

Low blood pressure, or hypotension, can be dangerous as it impairs oxygen delivery to vital organs. When mean arterial ...

It’s eight o’clock on a Tuesday morning and I’m wobbling across my bedroom like a tentative toddler. The floor dips beneath ...

While I’ve been teaching the dining with diabetes classes this past month, I’ve been reminded just how beneficial eating a well balanced diet can be for our overall health. According to the ...

Researchers have discovered how newly created neurons depend on blood flow in the adult brain to travel from their site of ...

The damage of strokes caused by brain bleeds can be mitigated by removing dead blood cells. Scientists have now found a way ...

Brain strokes are increasingly affecting younger adults in India, and experts warn that chronic stress and sleep deprivation ...

To think, act, and feel in any way, your brain requires access to large amounts of consistent energy. For most of us, that energy comes in the form of blood sugar (glucose), which is transported into ...