Inside is a bright operating room. Neurosurgeon Alexandru Andrusca lowers a VR headset over his eyes, a patient’s brain ...

Since starting the Stroke Awareness Foundation in 2002, the organization has worked with Santa Clara County and local ...

In an ischaemic stroke, the blood flow to the brain is decreased by blockage of a blood vessel. If this is not treated quickly, the brain tissue becomes injured, leading to symptoms, such as changes ...

Scientists from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and the Medical College of Wisconsin have created a data science framework to better understand how cells travel through the body.

Using their novel FRESH 3D bioprinting technique, which allows for printing of soft living cells and tissues, a lab has built a tissue model entirely out of collagen.

“River systems are similar to the blood vessels of our body. If the vessels get choked, or toxic, the body will die. And if the tributaries and the rivers get toxic or choked, they will die,” he said ...

A small study found that fatty buildup in the blood vessels of the neck (carotid arteries) may contain 50 times or more micronanoplastics -- minuscule bits of plastic -- compared to arteries free of ...

A new study has revealed important differences in how carotid artery narrowing, a major risk factor for stroke, affects men ...

Not only can you use honey as a sugar substitute, but it may also provide health benefits when used appropriately.

Like an overwhelming majority of organ donors, Jacquez agreed to become one upon getting his driver’s license. Since his ...

Lowering blood pressure through medication can reduce someone's risk of developing dementia ...

The American Heart Association (AHA) recently released a scientific statement urging doctors and individuals to pay closer attention to the many ways in which sleep can impact cardiometabolic health.