New research reveals that our brains have a built-in cleaning system that activates during sleep. The post Sleeping Pills May ...

Termed the "glymphatic system," it acts like a series of pipes surrounding the blood vessels in the brain through which cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) moves. As the CSF flows through these channels it ...

Norepinephrine-mediated slow vasomotion drives glymphatic clearance during sleep. Credit: Nadia Alzoubi and Natalie Hauglund, edited Deep sleep doesn’t just rejuvenate your body — it clears your mind ...

For the first time a new study describes the synchronized oscillations during sleep that power the brain’s glymphatic system to help remove ‘waste’ associated with neurodegenerative diseases ...

These synchronized oscillations drive the glymphatic system, a brain-wide network responsible for clearing out protein waste, including amyloid and tau — key contributors to neurodegenerative diseases ...

The brain’s waste-removal process is “like turning on the dishwasher,” a neurologist says, but common sleep medications may harm it Margherita Bassi Daily Correspondent The glymphatic system ...

They identified a drainage system called the glymphatic system, where cerebrospinal fluid flows alongside blood vessels to clear metabolic waste. Since then, studies have suggested this process is ...

Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is associated with significant mortality and morbidity. The impact of SAH on human glymphatic function remains unknown. This prospective, controlled study investigated ...

These oscillations power the glymphatic system, a brain-wide network that is responsible for removing protein waste, including amyloid and tau that are associated with neurodegenerative diseases.

While we’re asleep at night, our brain is busy doing maintenance. The glymphatic system–the brain’s waste disposal mechanism–flushes away excess cerebrospinal fluid containing harmful ...