If the flow of CSF is insufficient for free collection, it may be necessary to aspirate the fluid carefully with a syringe. This increases the possibility of blood contamination. If increased ...

They also monitored the levels of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF ... the slow fluctuations in noradrenaline vanished, and the flow of CSF into the brain was around 30% lower than it was in mice ...

Scientists have discovered that rhythmic oscillations of a specific neurotransmitter play a vital role in clearing toxic ...

Deep sleep washes away waste that builds up in the brain while it’s awake and now, thanks to a new study in mice, we know how ...

Earlier studies done mostly on mice discovered that the brain had a system that flushed its tissues with cerebrospinal fluid, which carried away waste products in a process called glymphatic clearance ...

Newsweek spoke to mother Allyson Moulton, 37, who described her teenage daughter's medical condition as a "ticking bomb." ...

A common sleep medication prevents mice from effectively clearing away waste and toxins from their brain during sleep ...

A new study in mice suggests that sleeping pills may impede the brain's ability to "cleanse" itself during sleep.

The glymphatic system moves a clear liquid called cerebrospinal fluid around the ... drives the brain fluid flow that washes away the toxins. Simply put, the norepinephrine triggers a pump-like ...

The glymphatic system–the brain’s waste disposal mechanism–flushes away excess cerebrospinal fluid containing harmful ... with a reduction in glymphatic flow.” Every minute or so during ...

During deep sleep, it causes rhythmic contractions and dilations of blood vessels. These movements create a flow of cerebrospinal fluid that cleans the brain by removing waste. This mechanism is less ...