All day long, our brains carry out complicated and energy-intensive tasks such as remembering, solving problems, and making ...

All day long, our brains carry out complicated and energy-intensive tasks such as remembering, solving problems, and making decisions.

The pig’s heart was graying rapidly, so McCully decided to try it. He loaded a syringe with the extracted mitochondria and ...

A brain blood clot, also known as a cerebral thrombosis or embolism, occurs when a clot blocks a blood vessel in the brain, interrupting blood flow and potentially leading to stroke or other ...

It’s as if sudden cardiac arrest is met with a resigned shrug: If it’s nearly impossible to predict and even harder to treat, ...

Visual artist Maria Lux appears to have answered this call with her exhibition Heart and Mind, Blood and Nerves at the Kenton ...

Once a suspect COVID cure, now a right-wing aspirin. As a physician who diagnoses cancer, I have come across this line of ...

Have you ever experienced a sudden, severe headache? What about a moment when words just wouldn’t come out right, even though ...

New University of Virginia School of Medicine research suggests an unexpected way doctors may be able to improve blood flow ...

Learn the life-threatening brain blood clot signs everyone should recognize. These red flags require immediate emergency care ...

Is your brain aging faster than your chronological age? New research shows it could raise your risk of death and dementia significantly—and offers promise for early intervention.

University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers Ukpong Eyo, PhD (from left); William Mills III, PhD; and graduate ...