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CNN: What causes strokes? Dr. Leana Wen: Strokes, also known as cerebrovascular accidents or “brain attacks,” have two main types. The most common type is ischemic stroke, which is when blood supply ...

Blood is the lifeline of the human body, playing a crucial role in transporting oxygen, nutrients and waste products. However, not all blood is the same.

Newly discovered brain cells count each bite before sending the order to cease eating a meal. Columbia scientists have found specialized neurons in the brains of mice that order the animals to ...

Feb. 4, 2025 – Microplastics have been found in the brain, showing they can cross the blood-brain barrier, and the amounts of the tiny plastic bits inside our bodies appear to be increasing at a ...

The study also looked at brain samples from individuals with dementia and found higher levels of microplastics, which it said may have accumulated in blood vessel walls and immune cells.

“Somehow, these nanoplastics hijack their way through the body and get to the brain, crossing the blood-brain barrier,” Campen tells CNN’s Sandee LaMotte. “Plastics love fats, or ...