What is brain waste and how can you eliminate it? Neuroscientist shares tips to reduce dementia risk
Neuroscientist Professor Ian McDonough emphasizes the importance of sleep in maintaining the brain's waste removal system. This process, managed by microglia and the glymphatic system, slows with age, potentially leading to cognitive issues. Washington University research suggests that reviving this system in older mice improved their memory, offering hope for therapies to combat mental decline.
Neuroscientist Professor Ian McDonough emphasizes the importance of sleep in maintaining the brain's waste removal system. This process, managed by microglia and the glymphatic system, slows with age, potentially leading to cognitive issues. Washington University research suggests that reviving this system in older mice improved their memory, offering hope for therapies to combat mental decline.
