Strong leg muscles do not just keep you upright and mobile. They actively protect your brain, sharpen your thinking, and may ...

For most of us, everyday life is characterized by a lack of movement. But those long hours sitting at a desk, commuting by ...

A major international study has uncovered a new biological clue that could help predict dementia long before memory problems arise. Researchers from the University of Cambridge and Zhejiang University ...

Dementia has long been framed as a slow, irreversible loss of neurons, but a new line of research is shifting attention to the blood vessels that feed the brain. Scientists are now testing whether ...

Increasing the levels of a particular phospholipid in the membranes of brain cells may offer a promising new way to improve blood circulation in the brain and support healthier brain activity. A poten ...

This paper is XLVI on Cerebral Circulation from the Department of Neuropathology, Harvard Medical School. Stanley Cobb — Bullard Professor of Neuropathology, Harvard Medical School. Henry S. Forbes — ...

Transcatheter aortic-valve implantation (TAVI) is associated with procedure-related stroke. Cerebral embolic protection (CEP) devices may reduce embolization to the cerebral circulation and hence the ...

Red foods get a lot of attention for their colour, but colour in plants is more about chemistry than appearance. The red ...