News tagged with brain blood vessels


New methods to explore astrocyte effects on brain function

A study in The Journal of General Physiology presents new methods to evaluate how astrocytes contribute to brain function, paving the way for future exploration of these important brain cells at unprecede ...

Medical research created Apr 29, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Antibiotic studied to reduce hemorrhagic stroke damage

A new study will help determine if an antibiotic is a partial antidote for the poisonous effect blood has on the brain following a hemorrhagic stroke, researchers say.

Cardiology created Apr 01, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Environmental enrichment important factor impacting cell transplantation and brain repair

A team of Korean researchers investigated whether "environmental enrichment" can improve the neurobehavioral function of six week-old mice after transplantation of adipose-derived stem cells (ASCs) to treat hypoxic-ischemic ...

Medical research created Mar 27, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Updated 'stereo EEG' workflow simplifies planning of epilepsy surgery

For patients with "drug-resistant" epilepsy requiring surgery, an updated stereoelectroencephalography (SEEG) technique provides a more efficient process for obtaining critical data for surgical planning, according to a study ...

Surgery created Mar 12, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Drugs targeting blood vessels may be candidates for treating Alzheimer's

(Medical Xpress)—University of British Columbia researchers have successfully normalized the production of blood vessels in the brain of mice with Alzheimer's disease (AD) by immunizing them with amyloid beta, a protein ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Mar 07, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

'Very low' risk of infections in advanced brain procedures

Patients undergoing cerebral angiography and neurointerventional procedures on the brain are at very low risk of infection—even without preventive antibiotics, reports a study in the March issue of Neurosurgery, official journal of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons. ...

Neuroscience created Mar 04, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers show how blood vessels regroup after stroke

Rice scientists simulate "robot" cells to study the development of microvascular systems in the brain. The goal is to find a way to direct the development of vessels that feed oxygen-starved cells in stroke ...

Medical research created Feb 11, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

No increase in brain aneurysm rupture risk during pregnancy and delivery

For women with aneurysms involving the brain blood vessels, pregnancy and delivery don't appear to increase the risk of aneurysm rupture, reports a paper in the February issue of Neurosurgery, official journal of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons. ...

Neuroscience created Feb 07, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Some stroke patients whose life support is withdrawn may have achieved a less-than-ideal

More than a third of patients who suffer a major bleeding in the brain and have their life support withdrawn might have eventually regained an acceptable level of functioning if life support had been sustained, suggests a ...

Cardiology created Feb 07, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Native Hawaiians have bleeding strokes at earlier age, independent of meth use

Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders have more bleeding strokes at an earlier age than other people independent of methamphetamine abuse, according to research presented at the American Stroke Association's International ...

Cardiology created Feb 06, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Traumatic brain injury complications common among US combat soldiers

U.S. soldiers in combat often suffer constricted blood vessels and increased pressure in the brain—significant complications of traumatic brain injuries, according to research presented at the American Stroke Association's ...

Cardiology created Feb 06, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Damaged blood vessels loaded with amyloid worsen cognitive impairment in Alzheimer's disease

A team of researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College has discovered that amyloid peptides are harmful to the blood vessels that supply the brain with blood in Alzheimer's disease—thus accelerating cognitive decline by ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Feb 04, 2013 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Dementia: Cerebrolysin shows promise

Dementia patients may benefit from a promising new treatment called Cerebrolysin, according to the results of a systematic review published in The Cochrane Library. The authors brought together the most up-to-date eviden ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Jan 30, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Chance finding reveals new control on blood vessels in developing brain

(Medical Xpress)—Zhen Huang freely admits he was not interested in blood vessels four years ago when he was studying brain development in a fetal mouse.

Medical research created Jan 24, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Don't ignore the snore: Snoring may be early sign of future health risks

Here's a wake-up call for snorers: Snoring may put you at a greater risk than those who are overweight, smoke or have high cholesterol to have thickening or abnormalities in the carotid artery, according to researchers at ...

Sleep apnea created Jan 24, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast