r/science • u/Potential_Being_7226 PhD | Psychology | Neuroscience • 13d ago
Neuroscience 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.
https://medicine.washu.edu/news/boosting-brains-waste-removal-system-improves-memory-in-old-mice/
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u/illegalcheese 13d ago
Lymph circulates way faster when exercising, so there's that. Like 3x increase. IDK if that translates to brain lymph, because other lymph vessels are much closer to working muscles. But lymph in general circulates in conjunction with skeletal muscles and all lymph vessels are systemically connected.