How does the brain take out its trash? That is the job of the brain's lymphatic drainage system, and efforts to understand how it works have pushed the boundaries of brain-imaging technologies. A new ...

A new study from experts with Georgia State University has achieved a long-standing goal in neuroscience: showing how the ...

It’s been known for millennia that the human body accumulates waste as a result of day-to-day functioning, but it’s now recognized that the awake, active brain also builds up waste that negatively ...

Researchers found that repeated head impacts can disrupt a key system that helps the brain wash away waste. In professional ...

Researchers have created one of the most detailed virtual mouse cortex simulations ever achieved by combining massive biological datasets with the extraordinary power of Japan’s Fugaku supercomputer.

The brain is our body’s command center, the control tower for our body and mind—no wonder it’s the focus of intense research across the globe, with so much interest in figuring out the mysteries of ...

As we sleep, the brain rids itself of waste built up throughout the day. But how? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. We spend ...

Insomnia is often dismissed as a nighttime nuisance, but mounting evidence suggests it is a full‑time brain state that ...

Despite all the attention on technologies that reduce the hands-on role of humans at work — such as self-driving vehicles, robot workers, artificial intelligence, and so on — researchers in the field ...

Researchers reviewed numerous studies to understand how exercise reduces depression, from endorphins to stress hormones. Here ...

Immune system sends signals to the brain that reduce social behavior during illness, helping the body rest and recover.

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