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

A decade ago, Kipnis' lab discovered a network of vessels surrounding the brain—known as the meningeal lymphatics—in mice and ...

A popular hypothesis for how the brain clears molecular waste, which may help explain why sleep feels refreshing, is a ...

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

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

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

A team of researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has found that accelerating the brain's waste removal system could have tremendous implications for our memory.

Dave Coulier was diagnosed with Stage 3 non-Hodgkin lymphoma, a type of blood cancer that starts in the lymphatic system.