One key role of sleep involves cerebrospinal fluid, which surrounds and protects the brain. During sleep, CSF helps remove waste that accumulates during waking hours. In a 2019 study, Lewis and her ...

Manipulating how much carbon dioxide a person breathes can crank up the brain's 'sewage system', researchers have found.

Yawning and deep breathing each have different effects on the movement of fluids in the brain, and each of us may have a ...

New research shows sleep deprivation can push the awake brain into a sleep-like state, disrupting attention and brain fluid ...

All three major U.S. stock indexes turned lower during Wednesday morning trading, with one strategist attributing the moves to a typical pattern of selling seen around the holiday season. "Stocks are ...

Professor of Paediatric Neurology and Development, Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital and the Neuroscience Institute, University of Cape Town Lucinda Tsunga received funding from the ...

Your sleep-deprived brain behaves as if you were about to nod off to sleep, even when you're awake. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

Findings from Mass General Brigham investigators highlight the intricate interplay of diverse physiological processes as the brain shifts from wakefulness to sleep. A new study by investigators from ...

Receiving a diagnosis like dementia doesn’t happen overnight, but the amount of time it takes to learn what’s really going on has always been a little hazy. Now, new research has pinpointed how long ...

Proteomic analysis of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) has the potential to provide insight into the pathophysiology of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) and target trials to improve outcome. The aim ...

The glymphatic system is a brain-wide waste clearance mechanism that mimics lymphatic functions and facilitates the removal of amyloid aggregates. It is supposed to be essential for maintaining ...