We have only just started to understand how our brains clean themselves, but columnist Helen Thomson finds promising evidence ...

Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) flows through your central nervous system, serving multiple roles: it protects your brain, takes out the cellular trash, and even acts as a highway for immune cells. Although ...

1 Cerebrovascular Research Lab, Department of Neurosurgery, Houston Methodist Academic Institute, Houston Methodist, Houston, TX, United States 2 Translational Imaging Center, Houston Methodist ...

Massage might help your brain flow regain its mojo. On June 4 in Nature, researchers led by Gou Young Koh at the Institute for Basic Science in Daejeon, South Korea, mapped the labyrinth of lymphatics ...

Scientists have discovered that rhythmic oscillations of a specific neurotransmitter play a vital role in clearing toxic proteins from the brain during non-rapid eye movement (non-REM) sleep. These ...

ABSTRACT: Hydrocephalus is a medical condition caused by an abnormal cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) buildup in the brain’s ventricles. This excess fluid causes the ventricles to enlarge, increasing ...

Hydrocephalus is a medical condition caused by an abnormal cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) buildup in the brain’s ventricles. This excess fluid causes the ventricles to enlarge, increasing pressure within ...