Nedergaard and other colleagues discovered the glymphatic system—responsible for waste-removal in the brain—in 2012. The glymphatic system moves a clear liquid called cerebrospinal fluid ...

One theory involves problems with the glymphatic system, which helps clear waste from the brain. A team of researchers from the Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute ...

These oscillations power the glymphatic system—a brain-wide network responsible for removing protein waste, including amyloid and tau, associated with neurodegenerative diseases. "As the brain ...