How does the brain take out its trash? That is the job of the brain's lymphatic drainage system, and efforts to understand how it works have pushed the boundaries of brain-imaging technologies. A new ...

A team of Rutgers undergraduates has shown that an experimental drug known as Yoda1 may help drain cranial waste plus neurotoxins that cause Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia. "The brain ...

The research has been hailed as "revolutionary." ...

As aging bodies decline, the brain loses the ability to cleanse itself of waste, a scenario that scientists think could be contributing to neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A study is looking at how cerebral spinal fluid draining could be enhanced in older adults and the implications for ...

Scientists from Monash University are partnering with colleagues at the Yale School of Medicine in New Haven, Conn., to develop a new, high-tech approach for treating ischemic stroke by enhancing ...

Aging compromises the lymphatic vessels surrounding the brain, disabling waste drainage from the brain and impacting cognitive function. Researchers boosted lymphatic vessel integrity in old mice and ...

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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) affects over 69 million people yearly, and post‑TBI cognitive impairment (CTTI) often persists for years. The brain‑lymphatic axis – the central glymphatic system and ...

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