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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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

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