February is heart month, a time to think about the health of your and your loved ones’ arteries. If arteries get stressed by ...

Following the devastating fires that swept through Los Angeles in January, concerns are on the rise about the long-term health impacts of smoke inhalation.

A 3D model accurately mimicking the blood-brain barrier (BBB) in a laboratory environment has been successfully developed by ...

We previously found that the chronic loss of endothelial Piezo1 leads to reduced cerebral blood flow, brain inflammation, and alterations in neurobehavioral tests. The present study was designed to ...

Central to the pathogenesis of VaD are cerebrovascular endothelial cell (CEC ... TNF-α), and CEC tight junction proteins were analyzed. In vitro experiments were conducted using CECs to investigate ...

Wildfire smoke, long recognized as a health threat to the lungs and heart, may also pose significant risks to brain health, according to a study published in the International Journal of Molecular ...

Terrified residents living next to a notorious junction dubbed 'Britain's worst' have named it 'Death Corner' and claimed that the police and local council won't change the speed limits on it ...

The BBB is composed of a single cell layer of brain microvascular endothelial cells that line cerebral microvessels. Brain endothelial cells contain adherens and tight junctions that act to impede ...