Aging compromises the lymphatic vessels (green) in tissue called the meninges (blue) surrounding the brain, disabling waste drainage from the brain and impacting cognitive function. Researchers at ...

A new study led by researchers from the University of Barcelona shows that wasteosomes - structures that act as containers for brain waste products - indicate a malfunction of the glymphatic system, a ...

CEREBRAL lymphatic dysfunction is emerging as a promising therapeutic target in Alzheimer’s disease treatment and research.

The brain’s lymphatic drainage system removes cellular debris and other waste. The system was recently discovered in 2015 by Jonathan Kipnis, PhD, the Alan A. and Edith L. Wolff distinguished ...

A duo of drugs that boosts our glymphatic system, which clears waste from our brain, also improves the removal of proteins ...

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 ...

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 ...