In the brain, not all blood flow is created equal. RIKEN researchers have developed a detailed cortical layer map of the blood vessels that weave through the brain of macaque monkeys. It reveals how ...

A new study from Lund University suggests that traumatic brain injury (TBI) may contribute to Alzheimer’s disease by altering ...

Increased levels of an inflammatory gene (IL1), which contributes to brain inflammation and cognitive decline. These findings ...

In mice, they found that mucin-domain glycoproteins, components of the carbohydrate meshwork that lines the interior of brain blood vessels, wane with age. In young mice, thinning out these sugary, ...

A slimy barrier lining the brain’s blood vessels could hold the key to shielding the organ from the harmful effects of ageing, according to a study in mice. The finding shines a spotlight on a ...

oligodendrocytes and the brain's blood vessels. Last year, for instance, the lab reported in Nature that 40Hz audio and visual stimulation induced interneurons in mice to increase release of the ...

While clinical evidence has long suggested that blood-brain barrier (BBB ... endothelial cells-the inner lining of blood vessels-are its principal component. It is often said in the field that ...