Skoltech researchers have fashioned a microstructure made of modified glass fiber that could in principle function as a tiny ...

The average human brain contains around 7 grams of plastic, but it’s unclear how this affects us. Now animal studies are ...

The blood–brain barrier acts as a strict control point for what can enter the brain, and is created by tight junctions between endothelial cells lining blood vessels, astroyctic endfeet and a ...

Subarachnoid hemorrhage is often caused by a rupture in a bulging blood vessel on the surface of the brain. The primary symptom of this condition is a sudden, severe headache. A subarachnoid ...

High blood pressure can also damage small blood vessels in the brain, which likely contributes to depression as well. Amanda Opaskar, MD, a clinical assistant professor in the division of vascular ...

The technical term for this is hemosiderin staining. It’s caused by a problem with the blood vessels in your legs called chronic venous insufficiency. You may need to make lifestyle changes to ...

Varicose veins are large, raised, swollen blood vessels that twist and turn. They usually develop in the legs and can be seen through the skin. They result from a weakening in the blood vessel ...

Chief Government Pathologist Dr Johansen Oduor confirmed Muneve died due to a blood clot in his lungs. The clot, which began in a vein in his left leg, travelled to the lungs and blocked a key ...

A 67-year-old Turkish man began speaking Danish after suffering a brain clot in Konya, Turkey. Rahmi Karademir, who hadn't spoken Danish in years, lost his ability to speak Turkish. The rare case ...

It represents the force exerted on blood vessels when the heart beats. Dr. Michael Wilkinson, the local principal investigator for the San Diego arm of the phase two study and a cardiologist at UC ...

Laboratory of Food & Health, Research Group on Quality, Safety and Bioactivity of Plant Foods, CEBAS-CSIC, Campus de Espinardo, Murcia 30100, Spain Research Institute for Medicines (iMed.ULisboa), ...