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·June 21, 2022·4 min read

Protein Changes in Cerebrospinal Fluid Indicate Inflammatory Processes in the Brain

Study identifies a group of proteins in the cerebrospinal fluid that could serve as biomarkers for inflammation in the brain.

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·January 28, 2022·4 min read

Simple and Reliable ALS Diagnosis With Blood Tests

Measuring the level of neurofilaments in the blood may be a reliable biomarker for the early diagnosis of ALS.

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·January 18, 2022·4 min read

Cerebrospinal Fluid Offers Clues to Post-COVID Brain Fog

Patients who experienced cognitive impairments, or brain fog, following COVID-19 infection had abnormalities in their cerebrospinal fluid. Researchers say the overstimulation of the immune system as a result of COVID may be the cause of cognitive deficits.

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·September 4, 2021·3 min read

Early Changes to the Extracellular Space in the Hippocampus Under Simulated Microgravity Conditions

Findings shed light on the mechanisms underlying brain damage in microgravity.

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·July 20, 2021·4 min read

Spinal Fluid Biomarkers Detect Neurodegeneration and Alzheimer’s Disease in Living Patients

Researchers report Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative disorders can be confirmed in living patients by specific biomarkers in cerebrospinal fluid.

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·May 5, 2020·3 min read

Genetic variation in a brain-cleansing water channel affects human sleep

Findings support the current theory that sleep may be involved in the regulation of metabolic waste clearance and highlights the link between sleep and fluid flow in the human brain.

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·April 14, 2020·5 min read

Long spaceflights affect astronaut brain volume

Long duration microgravity exposure caused expansions in the combined brain and cerebrospinal fluid volumes in astronauts.

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·April 9, 2020·4 min read

Alarming abusive head trauma revealed in computational simulation impact study

Computational model provides caregivers and doctors a better understanding of the potential outcomes for a young child who suffers from a head injury as a result of abuse.

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·January 30, 2020·4 min read

Brain drowns in its own fluid after a stroke

Following a stroke, dysfunction in the glymphatic system causes cerebrospinal fluid to flood the brain, drowning neurons, and triggering cerebral edema.

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·November 1, 2019·4 min read

Are we ‘brainwashed’ during sleep?

Study reveals as we sleep, cerebrospinal fluid pulses in the brain in rhythmic patterns.

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·July 15, 2019·5 min read

Differences in MS patients’ cerebrospinal fluid may be key to drugs that halt progression

Ceramide exposure impairs the ability for neurons to make energy by directly damaging mitochondria. Additionally, ceramides force neurons to rapidly uptake glucose in order to provide cellular energy.