bioRxiv
Buckling may explain age-related bends in human brain arteries
Imaging in healthy adults linked older age to longer arteries, while bend spacing was consistent with predictions from a model of growth-driven buckling.Imaging in healthy adults linked older age to longer arteries, while bend spacing was consistent with predictions from a model of growth-driven buckling.
Preprint: cross-sectional studyMechanisms
Who was studiedHealthy adults
What changedSpacing between brain artery bends increased with vessel diameter, matching the buckling model’s predictions
The catchBend spacing was a proxy for buckling, not a direct observation of its development