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 ...

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

Sleep deprivation triggers CSF movements during wakefulness, briefly pushing the brain into a sleep-like state that disrupts ...

Brain tumors are abnormal growths of cells in or around the brain. They can be primary (originating in the brain) or secondary (metastatic, spreading to the brain from cancer elsewhere). They can also ...

A new study led by investigators from Mass General Brigham shows that a brain waste- "clean-up" system is influenced by ...

As Nipah virus cases re-emerge in India, a neurologist explains how the virus spreads inside the body, damages blood vessels, ...

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REGENXBIO Inc. (Nasdaq: RGNX) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) placed a clinical hold on its ...