Stroke is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Its recovery is often challenging as most of the stroke survivors ...

AS we age, brain cells face increasing challenges from inflammation, oxidative stress, reduced blood flow, and the buildup of ...

Environmental enrichment (EE), which involves a combination of voluntary exercise and social interaction has been known to ...

Inflammation is a natural bodily process – but when it becomes chronic, it’s strongly linked with disease. Increasing evidence links inflammation in the brain, or neuroinflammation, to mental health ...

In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers have found signs of inflammation within the neuro-circuitry associated with adult obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The findings were reported June 21 in ...

Salt has always been linked to high blood pressure, but scientists are now discovering that the real culprit may not be just the kidneys. A groundbreaking study from McGill University shows that too ...

Physical exercise may help reduce inflammation in MS by changing immune activity, a study in mice and patients suggests.

New findings reveal pulmonary arterial hypertension may affect the brain early. Learn how inflammation and cognitive decline ...

This suggests that some biological pathways leading to Alzheimer's may become active decades before symptoms emerge, ...

A newly developed system to deliver tiny capsules containing anti-inflammatory proteins to specific parts of the brain may help fight Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases. AstroCapsules, described in ...