Antibodies, which recognize viruses and proteins that the body has encountered before, have long gotten most of the credit ...

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As aging bodies decline, the brain loses the ability to cleanse itself of waste, a scenario that scientists think could be ...

Aging brains may struggle to clear out waste, contributing to memory loss and diseases like Alzheimer’s. But researchers have now found that improving the brain’s waste-draining vessels in old mice ...

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Researchers at Washington University found that stimulating meningeal lymphatic vessels in aged mice improved memory ...

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