A unique peek inside the human brain may help explain how it clears away waste like the kind that leads to Alzheimer's ...

The brain has a waste-disposal system that clears away junk proteins that contribute to the development of dementia and ...

A recent study reveals that specific brain cells respond not only to smells but also to images and written words related to ...

The short-term wave was reflective of rapid responses to a behavior, like struggling to focus after a poor night's sleep. Meanwhile, the long-term wave suggests more gradual, lasting effects of a ...

Microglia are the brain's resident immune cells. Their job is to patrol the brain's blood vessels looking for invading ...

In a breakthrough study, researchers have imaged a network of pathways in the human brain believed to clear waste proteins ...

OHSU study uses imaging in neurosurgery patients to show how brain's glymphatic system clears waste; lifestyle measures can ...

Researchers have captured the first images of a brain network designed to clear waste, potentially staving off diseases like Alzheimer's. This glymphatic system was imaged in patients undergoing ...

A new study for the first time definitively reveals the existence of a system that had been theorized to clear metabolic ...

From rhyming names to staying sociable, the Alzheimer’s Society’s knowledge officer shares tips and tools to help tackle ...

Our easy-to-read patient fact sheet provides clinicians with information on the symptoms of delirium vs dementia and AD.