Researchers found that people with atrial fibrillation had lower MRI-based glymphatic activity and poorer cognitive ...

New research links dementia to problems with the brain’s waste clearance system. Asya Molochkova/Stocksy The glymphatic system is a recently discovered waste clearance system, most active during sleep ...

Getting a good night's sleep is a critical part of our daily biological cycle and is associated with improved brain function, a stronger immune system, and a healthier heart. Conversely, sleep ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As we sleep, the brain's "glymphatic system" helps wash away metabolic waste in the organ. | Credit: ArtistGNDphotography/Getty ...

Once thought not to exist, the lymphatic system of our central nervous system is referred to as the glymphatic system and is made up of water channels, pores, and other clearance pathways. It is ...

Researchers studying a rare genetic condition tied to high psychosis risk have found that the brain’s waste-clearing plumbing, known as the glymphatic system, may function abnormally in people who ...

Getting a good night’s sleep is a critical part of our daily biological cycle and is associated with improved brain function, a stronger immune system, and a healthier heart. Conversely, sleep ...