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The Glymphatic System: New Discoveries On Sleep And The Aging Of The Brain

The Glymphatic System: New Discoveries On Sleep And The Aging Of The Brain

Our Brain’s Newly Discovered Lymphatic System

Somehow, despite thousands of neurosurgeries and thousands of brain images, we missed it: there is a system of drainage vessels buried under the dura mater, the leather-like outer layer that surrounds the brain. It was theorized to exist in 2015 and definitively found in 2017. The glymphatic system is the lymphatic system of the brain, responsible for removing pathological proteins, including amyloid, that build up during the course of the day. The glymphatic system functions primarily during sleep, and mainly during the deeper phases of sleep, medically termed “N3” sleep.  As we age, our other two systems of brain “cleaning” slow down, our sleep quality deteriorates, and metabolic debris, along with amyloid, begins to stack up… another challenge of aging. Read more

April 1, 2022/by Jay Lombard, DO
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