Technology and Brain Health

Brain-on-a-chip technology reveals how sepsis and neurodegenerative diseases damage the brain

5 min read

The cutting-edge tool demonstrates how the blood-brain barrier breaks down and how healthy brains keep it strong.

In lieu of animal experiments, researchers from the University of Rochester are using state-of-the-art microchips with human tissue to better understand how the

The Relationship Between Brain Health and Lifestyle

Healthy lifestyle choices can offset genetic risk for brain diseases

4 min read

Christopher D. Anderson, MD, MSc, chief of the Division of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and associate neurologist in the Department of Neurology and Center for Genomic Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, is the corresponding author