Kipnis is an expert in the blossoming field of neuroimmunology, the study of how the immune system affects the brain in health and disease. A decade ago, Kipnis’ lab discovered a network of vessels ...

As we get older, the essential cleaning processes that our brains need to keep functioning start to break down and fail. In ...

“A functioning lymphatic system is critical for brain health and memory,” said Kim. “Therapies that support the health of the body’s waste management system may have health benefits for a ...

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 ...

A team of researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has found that accelerating the brain's waste ...

Neuroscientist Professor Ian McDonough emphasizes the importance of sleep in maintaining the brain's waste removal system.

For years, scientists thought the brain lacked a lymphatic system, raising questions about how fluid, macromolecules, and immune cells escape the organ. In 2015, two studies in mice provided evidence ...

Kamagata is also leading an investigation into the brain’s ‘glymphatic system’ — a structure discovered in 2013 that is similar to the body’s lymphatic system, eliminating soluble ...

The Washington University School of Medicine study, people start to experience a decline in brain fluid flow after ...

The mind and body are deeply linked, yet most people still think of their immune system and mental health as two separate ...