A popular hypothesis for how the brain clears molecular waste, which may help explain why sleep feels refreshing, is a subject of debate. Encased in the skull, perched atop the spine, the brain has a ...

Sleep isn't just rest, it's a crucial biological process. It keeps your mind sharp, your thoughts clear, and your reactions ...

Research headed by teams at the University of Rochester Center for Translational Medicine and the University of Copenhagen describes for the first time how a spreading wave of disruption and the flow ...

This flushing is believed to be necessary for maintaining a healthy, normally functioning brain. When a person is sleep-deprived, it appears that their body attempts to catch up on this cleansing ...

A device that massages the face and neck boosts the brain’s waste disposal system, suggesting it could reduce the severity of conditions like Alzheimer’s disease. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) bathes our ...

Perivascular space volume did not predict dementia. Higher DTI-ALPS (HR 0.866, 95% CI 0.797-0.942, P =0.001) was associated with a lower risk of incident dementia. Higher choroid plexus volume (HR ...

It’s been known for millennia that the human body accumulates waste as a result of day-to-day functioning, but it’s now recognized that the awake, active brain also builds up waste that negatively ...