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.
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Previously unknown cleaning system in brain: Newer imaging technique brings 'glymphatic system' to light
Tags: blood-vessels, body, brain, from-the-brain, lymph, much-the-same, rest, serve-much, shadow-plumbing, system-does, the-brain
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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
Tags: blood-vessels, body, brain, from-the-brain, lymph, much-the-same, rest, serve-much, shadow-plumbing, system-does, the-brain
Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Previously unknown cleaning system in brain: Newer imaging technique brings 'glymphatic system' to light