News tagged with brain blood flow

Food for thought, er, well... Study finds brain wolfs energy to stop thinking

Ever wonder why it's such an effort to forget about work while on vacation or to silence that annoying song that's playing over and over in your head?

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Sep 20, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (10) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Deciphering hidden code reveals brain activity

(PhysOrg.com) -- By combining sophisticated mathematical techniques more commonly used by spies instead of scientists with the power and versatility of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), a Penn ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Mar 28, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (9) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Neurologists Investigate Possible New Underlying Cause of MS

(PhysOrg.com) -- Neurologists at the University at Buffalo are beginning a research study that could overturn the prevailing wisdom on the cause of multiple sclerosis (MS). The researchers will test the possibility that ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Oct 14, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (7) | comments 0

While you were sleeping: Sleep apnea's effect on the brain may be more severe than previously thought

It has been linked to learning impairment, stroke and premature death. Now research from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) has found that snoring associated with sleep apnoea may impair brain function more than previously ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jun 03, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Blood flows differently through the brains of schizophrenic patients

Researchers in Germany have used a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique called continuous arterial spin labeling (CASL) to map cerebral blood flow patterns in schizophrenic patients quickly and without using radiation ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created May 26, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Daily dose of beet juice promotes brain health in older adults

Researchers for the first time have shown that drinking beet juice can increase blood flow to the brain in older adults – a finding that could hold great potential for combating the progression of dementia.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 02, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Brain study shows that the opinions of others matters

Simon Cowell may appear to relish arguing with his fellow judges when they disagree with him, but new research out today suggests that - at least at a neuronal level - he would find their agreement much more ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Jun 17, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 9 | with audio podcast

New hybrid drug, derived from common spice, may protect, rebuild brain cells after stroke

Whether or not you're fond of Indian, Southeast Asian and Middle Eastern food, stroke researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center think you may become a fan of one of their key spices.

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Feb 10, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Functional boost for magnetic resonance imaging

Over the last few years, researchers have used a type of brain scanning, known as functional magnetic resonance imaging fMRI, to help them map changes in blood flow in the brain and to correlate this with thoughts and behavior. ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jan 18, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Brain scans show effects of Parkinson's drug

Neuroscientists using a new brain imaging technique could see an investigational drug for Parkinson's disease get into a patient's brain and affect blood flow in several key structures, an indicator the drug ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Nov 30, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists shed light on blood flow problems in dementia

Scientists in Bristol have uncovered some of the processes responsible for the blood flow problems connected with Alzheimer’s disease. Their findings could see existing drugs used for leaky blood vessels ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Dec 06, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Researchers find new CPR method increases survival rate by 50 percent

A five-year clinical trial led by University of Minnesota Medical School researchers has led to a new method of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) that improves long-term survival rates with good brain function by 50 percent.

Medicine & Health / Other

created Mar 01, 2011 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Blood flow in Alzheimer's disease

Researchers have discovered that the enzyme, endothelin converting enzyme-2 (ECE-2), may cause the decrease in blood flow in the brain seen in Alzheimer's disease and contribute to progression of the disease.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jul 27, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Mesh-like network of arteries adjusts to restore blood flow to stroke-injured brain

A grid of small arteries at the surface of the brain redirects flow and widens at critical points to restore blood supply to tissue starved of nutrients and oxygen following a stroke, a study published this ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jan 30, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Research team tests bedside monitoring of brain blood flow and metabolism in stroke victims

A University of Pennsylvania team has completed the first successful demonstration of a noninvasive optical device to monitor cerebral blood flow in patients with acute stroke, a leading cause of disability and death.

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Mar 02, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0