Posts Tagged ‘from-the-brain’


Scientists find brain-cleaning 'plumbing'

Thursday, August 16th, 2012

ROSCHESTER, N.Y., Aug. 16 (UPI) — U.S

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Scientists find brain-cleaning 'plumbing'

Scientists find brain-cleaning 'plumbing'

Thursday, August 16th, 2012

ROSCHESTER, N.Y., Aug. 16 (UPI) — U.S. neuroscientists say they've discovered a previously unrecognized system that drains waste products from the brain at a rapid rate.

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Scientists find brain-cleaning 'plumbing'

Previously unknown cleaning system in brain: Newer imaging technique brings 'glymphatic system' to light

Wednesday, August 15th, 2012

A previously unrecognized system that drains waste from the brain at a rapid clip has been discovered by neuroscientists. The highly organized system acts like a series of pipes that piggyback on the brain's blood vessels, sort of a shadow plumbing system that seems to serve much the same function in the brain as the lymph system does in the rest of the body — to drain away waste products.

See the original post here:
Previously unknown cleaning system in brain: Newer imaging technique brings 'glymphatic system' to light

Previously unknown cleaning system in brain: Newer imaging technique brings 'glymphatic system' to light

Wednesday, August 15th, 2012

A previously unrecognized system that drains waste from the brain at a rapid clip has been discovered by neuroscientists. The highly organized system acts like a series of pipes that piggyback on the brain's blood vessels, sort of a shadow plumbing system that seems to serve much the same function in the brain as the lymph system does in the rest of the body — to drain away waste products.

See the original post here:
Previously unknown cleaning system in brain: Newer imaging technique brings 'glymphatic system' to light