News tagged with cerebral blood vessels


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

Vanderbilt-led team to develop 'microbrain' to improve drug testing

Take a millionth of a human brain and squeeze it into a special chamber the size of a mustard seed. Link it to a second chamber filled with cerebral spinal fluid and thread both of them with artificial blood ...

Medical research created Jul 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Severe malaria: Research findings could lead to new interventions

Researchers from Seattle Biomedical Research Institute (Seattle BioMed), the University of Copenhagen and the University of Edinburgh have uncovered new knowledge related to host-parasite interaction in severe malaria, concerning ...

Medical research created May 21, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast