Background Postoperative cerebral infarction following coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) for multivessel coronary artery ...

New research has found that people with narcolepsy type 1 exhibit patterns of slow brain pulsations that resemble those seen in healthy sleep. The findings, published in PNAS, suggest that orexin—a ...

The enteric nervous system (ENS), the largest division of autonomic nervous system, is a tantalizing frontier in neuroscience. With the advent of single-cell transcriptomics, the ENS has been ...

Many everyday foods act as natural blood thinners, meaning they can help prevent blood clots and support heart health in a gentle, food-based way. They contain compounds that help prevent blood clot ...

Close to $600,000 in Funding Provided to 14 Academic Researchers from Across the US to Advance New Innovations to Predict, Detect and Treat Brain ...

Over seven million Americans are living with Alzheimer's disease (AD), and the heartbreaking day-to-day battle with the effects of cognitive decline. According to the Alzheimer's Association, the ...

Nearly 70% of US adults ages 65 and over are living with hypertension — a significant risk factor for heart disease, the country’s No. 1 killer. For those with high blood pressure, experts suggest ...

Cutting off blood flow can prematurely age the bone marrow, weakening the immune system's ability to fight cancer, according to a new study from NYU Langone Health. Ischemia occurs when fatty deposits ...

ABSTRACT: Acute ischemic stroke (AIS), as the second leading cause of death worldwide, involves complex pathophysiological mechanisms including oxidative stress, inflammatory cascade reactions, and ...

In the short term, high blood sugar can cause neurological symptoms, ranging from lethargy to trouble focusing and altered mental status, sometimes referred to as "brain fog." In the long term, it may ...

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 ...