Medical Xpress

3D atlas merges brain dissection and imaging for detailed white matter mapping

BraDiPho (Brain Dissection Photogrammetry) is an innovative tool for the study of white matter connections in the human brain. The realistic map was developed by a group of researchers from the ...
Healthline

Aortic Dissection vs. Aneurysm: What’s the Difference?

An aortic aneurysm occurs when a weak aortic wall stretches, causing it to bulge. An aortic dissection occurs when there’s a tear in the aortic wall, which can be fatal if not treated immediately. The ...
Medical Xpress

Single-cell dissection of Alzheimer's vascular changes across six brain regions

Your brain is powered by 400 miles of blood vessels that provide nutrients, clear out waste products, and form a tight protective barrier—the blood brain barrier—that controls which molecules can ...
The New York Times

An Advance in Brain Research That Was Once Considered Impossible

Scientists achieved “a milestone” by charting the activity and structure of 200,000 cells in a mouse brain and their 523 million connections. A neuron extends an axon to make contact with other ...
Austin American-Statesman

'I escaped': Otherwise healthy Austin runner dodges death after aortic dissection

Will Penny and his wife were going for a run on Oct. 30 in their Northwest Austin neighborhood. It wasn't even a difficult run, just 2.1 miles, something they had done regularly. This time, though, as ...