Boosting brain’s waste removal system improves memory in old mice | Researchers found that rejuvenating the lymphatic vessels in the brain enhanced recognition memory and restored synaptic function through an interleukin-6 (IL-6) pathway.

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https://medicine.washu.edu/news/boosting-brains-waste-removal-system-improves-memory-in-old-mice/

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I didn't realize we had a way to artificially flush the lymphatic system. If we can flush the lymphatic system artificially I would assume that would be tested on Alzheimer's patients?

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This experimental treatment is not yet ready for use in humans. 

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That's usually the answer. I wonder if under the new government they will allow less ethical experiments to take place.

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Read about the Freedom Cities that Trump wants to build. Minimal regulations on human experimentation