Our Research
Our research focuses on how the brain and blood circulation affect health and disease. We study the relationship between brain blood flow regulation, brain structure changes, and the outcomes of injury to the brain or circulatory system.
In brain and blood circulation diseases, we now understand markers of brain blood flow regulation, which can be used to predict future brain conditions. These early non-invasive biomarkers can help improve outcomes in patients with brain conditions.
In brain and blood circulation diseases associated with aging, we examine how blood circulation diseases worsen mobility and brain function. We have shown that our non-invasive biomarkers of blood circulation are strongly related to brain blood vessel disease and decline in walking and brain function.
Our goal is to grow these studies to include other brain disorders, such as stroke, traumatic brain injury, and dementia. We aim to have a non-invasive, real-time health measure of brain and blood circulation can predict outcomes early on in brain injury. Having this health measure will have important impacts on the prevention and treatment of various brain and blood circulation injuries.