Anesthesia and sleeping pills shut this process down nearly completely. The glymphatic system in the brain was discovered back in 2013 by Dr. Maiken Nedergaard, a Danish neuroscientist and a ...

Herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1), prevalent in more than 80% of individuals, and varicella-zoster virus, found in 95% of people, have been shown to enter the brain and sleep within our neurons and ...

The brain’s cleaning process during sleep linked to blood vessel activity. Credit: amenclinicsphotos ac / CC BY-SA 2.0 New research sheds light on how sleep helps the brain to clean itself, raising ...

A new study found that poor sleep hinders regions in your brain responsible for blocking out unwanted thoughts. Monkey Business - stock.adobe.com Lack of sleep might be doing more than just making ...

Now, Nedergaard has carried out another study at URMC to investigate how the glymphatic system is powered, and how the common sleep aid Ambien (zolpidem) might affect the process. “As the brain ...

A new study shows how deep sleep may wash away waste buildup in the brain during waking hours, an ... Dec. 18, 2024 — People with breathing problems during sleep may have a larger hippocampus ...

MONDAY, Jan. 13, 2025 (HealthDay news) -- The sleep aid Ambien could be allowing toxic proteins to pollute the brain, potentially increasing a person’s risk of disorders like Alzheimer’s disease.

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That’s where a “second brain” comes in—a system to offload, organize, and retrieve everything you need to stay on top of life. If you’re an Apple user, you might already have a powerful ...

An Illinois man was arrested Sunday in Wisconsin after allegedly drawing a gun during an argument over ice-fishing etiquette at Racine Harbor on Lake Michigan. According to Fox6 in Milwaukee ...

In the early 2010s, Australian influencer Belle Gibson built a wellness empire off of a lie. She claimed that she had brain cancer, and that she had cured it through healthy eating, exercise ...