Swelling of the veins of the body is considered very dangerous. Patients can even die due to swelling in the brain veins.

A research team led by the Borzage Laboratory at Children's Hospital Los Angeles tested a new functional magnetic resonance ...

If you bump your knee, it's likely to swell. But what if you injure your brain? Swelling -- also called edema-- is the body's response to many types of injury. It can result from overuse or infection.

A brain aneurysm is a balloon-like dilation that develops in weakened blood vessels. Drinking alcohol can increase your risk of developing these aneurysms as well as increase their risk of rupturing.