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·September 21, 2026·4 min read

Core Contractions Drive Brain Blood Flow

Engaging core muscles rapidly constricts cerebral veins to regulate brain blood flow, revealing a mechanical body-brain link in PNAS study.

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·September 19, 2026·6 min read

Imaging Index Links Blood Flow to Cellular Architecture

Scientists introduce CCSI, a 7T MRI index linking laminar blood flow to cortical cell density, energy metabolism, and cognitive brain function.

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·November 11, 2025·7 min read

Stress Undermines Brain Circulation, Increases Dementia Risk

Researchers found that a rare class of neurons—type-one nNOS neurons—plays a central role in regulating brain blood flow and coordinating neural activity in mice. Removing these stress-vulnerable cells caused major drops in vessel oscillations and widespread reductions in electrical signaling, suggesting a crucial link between neuron loss, blood-flow decline, and brain-function impairment.

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·July 16, 2025·6 min read

How Brain Blood Flows to Power Your Thoughts

Our brains demand a huge amount of energy, yet they allocate blood with remarkable efficiency. Researchers have uncovered how endothelial cells lining blood vessels act as a rapid “signaling highway,” using gap junctions to direct blood precisely where brain activity is highest.

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·January 9, 2023·6 min read

A New Way to Monitor Blood Flow in the Brain

A newly developed technique called parallel near-infrared interferometric spectroscopy (πNIRS) significantly improves the monitoring of cerebral blood flow throughout the brain.

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·September 9, 2021·5 min read

Reversal of the Biological Hallmarks Responsible for Development of Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Using Unique Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Protocol

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy improved cerebral blood flow by up to 23%, alleviating vascular dysfunction and amyloid burden in elderly patients. The treatment also improved memory by 16.5%.

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·August 25, 2021·3 min read

Why the Dreaming Phase Matters

REM sleep significantly increases the flow of red blood cells through the brain's capillaries.

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·July 21, 2021·4 min read

Calcium Precisely Directs Blood Flow in the Brain

Calcium directs blood flow in the brain by controlling blood vessel contractions, a new study reveals.

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·July 15, 2021·3 min read

Red Blood Cell ‘Traffic’ Contributes to Changes in Brain Oxygenation

Inherent randomness in the flow rate of red blood cells through capillaries could be a cause of oxygen fluctuations in the brain.

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·May 25, 2021·5 min read

Low Blood Flow in the Brain May Be an Early Sign of Parkinson’s Disease

A new study reveals a potential link between REM sleep behavior disorder and an increased risk of developing Parkinson's disease. Researchers say the sleep disorder alters cerebral blood flow, leading to a lack of oxygen in brain tissue. This, in the long term, may increase Parkinson's risk.

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·May 5, 2021·5 min read

Obesity Linked to Reduced Blood Flow to the Brain

Obesity has been linked to severely restricted blood flow in the brain. Reduced blood flow in the brain, or cerebral hypoperfusion, can be an early indicator of vascular dementia and Alzheimer's disease.