One key role of sleep involves cerebrospinal fluid, which surrounds and protects the brain. During sleep, CSF helps remove waste that accumulates during waking hours. In a 2019 study, Lewis and her ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Billy Joel was diagnosed with normal pressure hydrocephalus. Ethan Miller/Getty Images Cerebrospinal fluid, or CSF, is a clear, ...

A major international study has uncovered a new biological clue that could help predict dementia long before memory problems arise. Researchers from the University of Cambridge and Zhejiang University ...

When you’re short on sleep and your focus suddenly drifts, your brain may be briefly slipping into cleanup mode. Scientists ...

Yawning and deep breathing each have different effects on the movement of fluids in the brain, and each of us may have a ...

CSF leaks are frequently misdiagnosed as migraines or sinus infections. Experts at Cedars-Sinai note that because symptoms often overlap with more common conditions, CSF leaks are frequently ...

Hydrocephalus is a life-threatening condition that occurs in about 1 in 1,000 newborns and is often treated with invasive ...

Disrupted brain fluid clearance in the hemisphere opposite the tumor emerges as a strong independent predictor of survival in patients with IDH wild-type glioblastoma. Glioblastoma—the most aggressive ...

A collaborative research team has developed the world's first AI-based optical diagnostic platform that enables rapid and ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Danielle Wilhour, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (THE CONVERSATION) ...