Researchers found that a rare class of neurons—type-one nNOS neurons—plays a central role in regulating brain blood flow and coordinating neural activity in mice.

While the exact causes of neurodegenerative brain diseases like Alzheimer's and dementia are still largely unknown, ...

With time, the arteries start to narrow, with the type of sedentary lifestyle and eating habits we adopt, cardiovascular health tends to get neglected and until something serious occurs, we don't pay ...

Surgeons in the United States perform nearly 600,000 coronary artery stent procedures and bypass surgeries every year.

A specific pattern of proteins in the blood may reflect an increased risk of hereditary atherosclerosis. This is shown in a ...

Risk stratification of patients with chest pain has traditionally focused on identifying obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD). Using this traditional approach, many symptomatic individuals are ...

DESPITE general interest in the physiology of the carotid circulation of man, there is little precise information about blood flow through these vessels. Neurosurgeons have long been accustomed to ...