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

Aging brains may struggle to clear out waste, contributing to memory loss and diseases like Alzheimer’s. But researchers have ...

In a study published today (July 24) in Nature, researchers show that there is a hot spot of meningeal lymphatic vessels at the base of the rodent skull that is specialized to drain CSF and allow ...

Researchers at Washington University found that stimulating meningeal lymphatic vessels in aged mice improved memory performance. The study highlights the potential of enhancing waste clearance to ...

“Targeting the more easily accessible lymphatic vessels that are located outside the brain may prove to be an exciting new frontier in the treatment of brain disorders. We may not be able to revive ...

Figure 1. A schematic image of the novel lymphatic vessel network in the meningeal linings of the brain, discovered by Aleksanteri Aspelund and collaborators. (A) Previously, lymphatic vessels in ...

We may not be able to revive neurons, but we may be able to ensure their most optimal functioning through modulation of meningeal lymphatic vessels." ...

A dysfunctional lymphatic system, described as a clogging of the brain’s sink, may explain why immunotherapies fail in some Alzheimer’s patients. Amanda was an associate editor at The Scientist, where ...

On the basis of the assumption that vasodilatation of intracranial blood vessels is part of the pathologic mechanism underlying migraine headaches, many current antimigraine treatments include ...