Propranolol, a drug that is efficacious against infantile haemangiomas ('strawberry naevi', resembling birthmarks), can also be used to treat cerebral cavernous malformations, a condition ...

The lifetime risk of stroke for adults of 25 years of age or older is approximately 25%, while stroke constitutes the second ...

MUNICH, Germany—For patients undergoing carotid artery stenting, ticagrelor holds up well against clopidogrel for preventing ischemic brain lesions, and may even have some advantages, according to ...

Neutrophils constitute the main infiltrating cell type in Behçet’s syndrome lesions. By producing excessive levels of reactive oxygen species and releasing neutrophil extracellular traps, neutrophils ...

Lesion mapping led researchers to identify a common brain circuit related to epilepsy. A new brain circuit found by mapping lesions related to epilepsy could have clinical implications for predicting ...

Drinking more than eight alcoholic drinks per week is linked to a higher risk of brain lesions called hyaline arteriolosclerosis, which are linked to memory and thinking problems. The corresponding ...

Decades of research have implicated hippocampal dysfunction in psychosis, but it’s been unclear whether this dysfunction was causative or compensatory. A new study suggests a causal role for ...

There is no good model for investigating the human brain. A lot of what we know about which parts of the brain perform which functions comes from studying people who have experienced injury or an ...