News tagged with brain blood vessels
New device for rapid, mobile detection of brain injury
When accidents that involve traumatic brain injuries occur, a speedy diagnosis followed by the proper treatment can mean the difference between life and death. A research team, led by Jason D. Riley in the Section on Analytical ...
Dec 20, 2011 |
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Scientists combine tumor-targeting peptides and nanoparticles to destroy glioblastoma
Glioblastoma is one of the most aggressive forms of brain cancer. Rather than presenting as a well-defined tumor, glioblastoma will often infiltrate the surrounding brain tissue, making it extremely difficult to treat surgically ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Oct 03, 2011 |
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Rebuilding the head of an armoured dinosaur (w/ video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- A University of Alberta-led research team has taken a rare look inside the skull of a dinosaur and come away with unprecedented details on the brain and nasal passages of the 72 million year ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Sep 29, 2011 |
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Mini-stroke doubles risk of heart attack
Patients who have suffered a "mini stroke" are at twice the risk of heart attack than the general population, according to research reported in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 24, 2011 |
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Targeted particle fools brain's guardian to reach tumors
A targeted delivery combination selectively crosses the tight barrier that protects the brain from the bloodstream to home in on and bind to brain tumors, a research team led by scientists from The University of Texas MD ...
Feb 01, 2011 |
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Treating complex brain aneurysms without open surgery
A new device to treat brain aneurysms with stents improves access to the blood vessels allowing endovascular neurosurgeons to offer the minimally invasive technique to patients with complex cases. Dr. Demetrius Lopes, an ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 19, 2011 |
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New measures could improve quality of care at stroke centers
The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association has proposed metrics that healthcare professionals can use to monitor the diagnosis and treatment of patients at stroke centers to help improve the quality of care ...
Jan 13, 2011 |
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Rudolph the Red Nosed blood vessel
(PhysOrg.com) -- A spectacular Christmas image of a 'Rudolph' blood vessel in the brain has emerged as part of an experiment at Newcastle University.
Dec 22, 2010 |
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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
Dec 06, 2010 |
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Scientists identify key protein controlling blood vessel growth into brains of mice
One protein single-handedly controls the growth of blood vessels into the developing brains of mice embryos, according to researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine. Understanding how the protein, a cellular ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Nov 11, 2010 |
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Professor uses ultrasound to treat Alzheimer's
(PhysOrg.com) -- Biomedical engineer Elisa Konofagou and her team are on the brink of uncovering a new, potentially groundbreaking use for ultrasound: the ability to temporarily open up the natural barrier ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Oct 15, 2010 |
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Key to blood-brain barrier opens way for treating Alzheimer's and stroke
While the blood-brain barrier (BBB) protects the brain from harmful chemicals occurring naturally in the blood, it also obstructs the transport of drugs to the brain. In an article in Nature scientists at Karolinska Instit ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Oct 14, 2010 |
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Dementia, high blood pressure and brain blood flow may be linked
Blood flow through the brain is essential for the delivery of nutrients such as glucose and oxygen that are needed for nerve cells to function. During the early stages of Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Sep 29, 2010 |
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Novel target for existing drug may improve success of radiation therapy
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have discovered a new drug target that could improve the effectiveness of radiation for hard-to-treat cancers.
Sep 16, 2010 |
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Molecular imaging opens up a vast new world for neuroscience
Molecular imaging allows molecules in a living organism to be visualized, and provides a means of observing the distribution and behavior of molecules. One of the most exciting applications of this technology ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Sep 06, 2010 |
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