The mind and body are deeply linked, yet most people still think of their immune system and mental health as two separate ...

“A functioning lymphatic system is critical for brain health and memory,” said Kim. “Therapies that support the health of the ...

A popular hypothesis for how the brain clears molecular waste, which may help explain why sleep feels refreshing, is a ...

Scientists suggest study findings could point to the future development of new treatments for age-related cognitive decline.

As we get older, the essential cleaning processes that our brains need to keep functioning start to break down and fail. In ...

Researchers at Washington University found that stimulating meningeal lymphatic vessels in aged mice improved memory ...

A team of researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has found that accelerating the brain's waste ...

"A functioning lymphatic system is critical for brain health and memory," said first author and Washington University postdoctoral fellow Kyungdeok Kim in the statement. "Therapies that support th ...

Aging compromises the lymphatic vessels (green) in tissue called the meninges (blue) surrounding the brain, disabling waste drainage from the brain and impacting cognitive function. Researchers at ...