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Researchers have uncovered a distinctive network of lymphatic vessels at the back of the nose that plays a critical role in draining cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from the brain. The study, sheds light on ...

Charlottesville, VA (August 20, 2013). Researchers at Duke University conducted a randomized clinical trial in patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). In this study, the researchers compared two ...

Scientists at the Institute for Basic Science discovered that stimulating lymphatic vessels under the skin can improve cerebrospinal fluid drainage, aiding the removal of brain waste. This ...

Intervening in the pathways that disrupt the brain’s waste clearance system could help prevent or slow Alzheimer’s disease ...

In recent years, scientists have characterized a hidden set of lymphatic vessels in the meninges, the membranes that line the skull and envelope the brain (Oct 2017 news). These meningeal lymphatic ...

Researchers in Switzerland suggest that helping the brain to flush out toxic proteins could represent a new approach to preventing or treating age-related neurological disorders such as Alzheimer’s ...

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A. The drawing shows intracranial upstream lymphatic regions #1, #2, and #3 that drain through the nasopharyngeal lymphatic plexus (NPLP) en route to medial deep cervical lymphatics and deep cervical ...