glymphatic system
noun
the system or process by which cerebrospinal fluid moves through channels formed by glia, cleansing the mammalian brain of harmful waste.
glymphatic
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a word derived from
glymphatic system.
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These improvements were accompanied by stronger activity in the glymphatic system, the brain's waste-clearing network, along with lower levels of inflammatory molecules that can persist after a stroke.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026
In a healthy brain, the glymphatic system carries cerebrospinal fluid along blood vessels and through brain tissue.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026
Even with that delay, mice that received either intervention showed better motor recovery, smaller lesion volumes, improved glymphatic flow, and lower levels of inflammatory cytokines in the brain.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026
This cleanup process is part of the glymphatic system, which was first described in 2012 by Maiken Nedergaard -- a pioneering neuroscientist and co-director of the University of RochesterCenter for Translational Neuromedicine.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026
The peer-reviewed paper, "Exercise as a regulator of glymphatic function," was recently published in the journal Trends in Neurosciences.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026
