News tagged with journal of cerebral blood flow and metabolism
While you were sleeping: Sleep apnea's effect on the brain may be more severe than previously thought
Jun 03, 2009 |
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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 ...
Mesh-like network of arteries adjusts to restore blood flow to stroke-injured brain
Jan 30, 2009 |
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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 ...
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Balance organs affect brain blood flow
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Sep 23, 2009 |
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The organs of the inner ear have a direct effect on brain blood flow, independent of blood pressure and CO2 levels in the blood. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Neuroscience used a series of human centrifu ...
'Window into the brain' reveals deadly secrets of malaria
Jan 15, 2009 |
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Looking at the retina in the eyes of patients with cerebral malaria has provided scientists with a vital insight into why malaria infection in the brain is so deadly. In a study funded by the Wellcome Trust and Fight for ...
Research team tests bedside monitoring of brain blood flow and metabolism in stroke victims
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 02, 2009 |
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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.
A rush of blood to the head -- anger increases blood flow
Jul 03, 2009 |
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Mental stress causes carotid artery dilation and increases brain blood flow. A series of ultrasound experiments, described in BioMed Central's open access journal Cardiovascular Ultrasound, also found that this dilatory reflex ...
Study helps explain connection between sleep apnea, stroke and death
Jan 06, 2009 |
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Obstructive sleep apnea decreases blood flow to the brain, elevates blood pressure within the brain and eventually harms the brain's ability to modulate these changes and prevent damage to itself, according to a new study ...
From the glass to the brain in 6 minutes
Jun 15, 2009 |
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Just one drink can quickly go to your head. Researchers in Heidelberg tested this well-known adage. Only six minutes after consuming an amount of alcohol equivalent to three glasses of beer or two glasses of wine, leading ...
Research finds older women who are more physically fit have better cognitive function
Jan 08, 2009 |
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New research published in the international journal Neurobiology of Aging by Marc Poulin, PhD, DPhil, finds that being physically fit helps the brain function at the top of its game. An Alberta Heritage Foundation for Me ...
Blood-flow metabolism mismatch predicts pancreatic tumor aggressiveness
Aug 25, 2009 |
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Researchers from Turku, Finland, have identified a blood-flow glucose consumption mismatch that predicted pancreatic tumor aggressiveness, according to results of a study published in Clinical Cancer Research, a journal of the ...
Measuring and modeling blood flow in malaria
Nov 23, 2009 |
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When people have malaria, they are infected with Plasmodium parasites, which enter the body from the saliva of a mosquito, infect cells in the liver, and then spread to red blood cells. Inside the blood cells, the parasites ...
Researchers link cocoa flavanols to improved brain blood flow
Aug 18, 2008 |
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Cocoa flavanols, the unique compounds found naturally in cocoa, may increase blood flow to the brain, according to new research published in the Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment journal. The researchers suggest that l ...
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