Hypertension begins harming the brain surprisingly early, even before measurable blood pressure increases. Key cells related to blood vessels, signaling, and myelin maintenance begin aging prematurely ...

Improving blood flow to the brain by opening a narrowed neck artery may not improve patients' cognitive skills, according to a preliminary late-breaking science presentation at the American Stroke ...

A new study from the University of Southern California suggests that the way blood pressure fluctuates from one heartbeat to the next may be just as important as the overall blood pressure reading — ...

Even when blood pressure is well controlled, older adults whose blood pressure fluctuates widely from one heartbeat to the next may be at greater risk for brain shrinkage and nerve cell injury, ...

A new study suggests that dementia may be driven in part by faulty blood flow in the brain. Researchers found that losing a key lipid causes blood vessels to become overactive, disrupting circulation ...

A new research paper was published in Aging (Aging-US) on May 1, 2025, as the cover of Volume 17, Issue 5, titled "Defining the hypoxic thresholds that trigger blood-brain barrier disruption: the ...

Share on Pinterest New research links lack of sleep to brain aging in people with hypertension. Pixel Stories/Stocksy Research suggests that less than six hours of sleep is associated with an ...

The properties of the blood-brain barrier serve a vital protective role, but they also keep drugs from reaching the organ. Big pharmaceutical companies have been making deals for technologies that ...