For her new research on the brain’s plumbing system, neuroscientist Maiken Nedergaard had to hone many techniques. Among them ...

New research links dementia to problems with the brain’s waste clearance system. Asya Molochkova/Stocksy The glymphatic system is a recently discovered waste clearance system, most active during sleep ...

Once thought not to exist, the lymphatic system of our central nervous system is referred to as the glymphatic system and is made up of water channels, pores, and other clearance pathways. It is ...

Spotting glymphatic damage early might support advice given to fighters and other at-risk athletes MONDAY, Dec. 1, 2025 (HealthDay News) — High-tech neuroimaging of pro boxers and mixed martial arts ...

The brain has its own waste disposal system – known as the glymphatic system – that’s thought to be more active when we sleep. But disrupted sleep might hinder this waste disposal system and slow the ...

The brain’s built-in clearance system, called the glymphatic system, removes toxins from the brain through the flow of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) via minuscule channels that trace blood vessels.

A new device that monitors the waste-removal system of the brain may help to prevent Alzheimer's and other neurological diseases, according to a study published today in Nature Biomedical Engineering.

Impaired glymphatic function — the brain’s waste clearance system — could help explain how cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors may drive dementia. In a large UK Biobank study, MRI markers of ...

(OsakaWayne Studios/Moment/Getty Images) A new study has uncovered a connection between malfunctions in the brain's waste ...

Problems with the brain’s waste clearance system could underlie many cases of dementia and help explain why poor sleep patterns and cardiovascular risk factors such as high blood pressure increase the ...