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 ...

A group at Niigata University succeeded in the early diagnosis of leptomeningeal disease in H3K27M-mutant diffuse midline ...

CSF oligoclonal bands is a test ordered by physicians when serious health concerns related to your central nervous system arise. Here’s what you need to know about it. If your physician suspects ...

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

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 ...

A group led by the Department of Neurosurgery, Brain Research Institute, Niigata University succeeded in the diagnosis of ...

CereVasc has reported positive initial results in a pilot study of its eShunt System implant in treating elderly patients ...

The text panels accompany the physical exhibit of the nervous system dissection known as "Harriet," located at the Drexel University College of Medicine Queen Lane Campus. CONTENT WARNING: Some images ...

Your brain and spinal cord are suspended in about 125 mL of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF ... proteins that record the activity of the nervous system it guards. A study led by Washington University ...

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

In a recent study, researchers show that the Semliki Forest virus enters the central nervous system by first entering the cerebrospinal fluid and then binding to a specific cell type before ...