Scientists have long wondered about the network of pathways in the brain that is believed to clear metabolic wastes. Wastes include proteins such as amyloid and tau, which have been shown to form ...

University of Queensland researchers discovered a link between impaired waste clearance in the brain and early neuronal degeneration in Alzheimer’s disease. The study revealed that the neurons ...

Dementia Linked To Impaired Toxic Waste Clearance In The Brain By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterMONDAY, Oct. 27, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Faulty waste clearance in the brain could be contributing ...

About 170 billion cells are in the brain, and as they go about their regular tasks, they produce waste — a lot of it. To stay healthy, the brain needs to wash away all that debris. But how exactly it ...

A good night’s sleep does more than just help you feel rested, it might literally clear your mind, according to the results of newly reported research by scientists at the University of Rochester and ...

A joint research team at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) and the University of Florida describes the first non-invasive and near real-time visualization of the human brain’s ...

Planning work to clear a mountain of fly-tipped waste in Oxfordshire is set to begin after fire risk had been detected at the site. The Environment Agency (EA) said it had started preparations to ...

Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and many other neurodegenerative diseases are marked by damaging clusters of proteins in the brain. Scientists have expended enormous effort searching for ways to treat such ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. We spend one-quarter to one-third of our lives sleeping, but while we rest, the brain remains ...

The Goliath of trash hauling is poised to swallow a David, this time in South Florida. Waste Management has received antitrust clearance from the Justice Department to acquire Southern Waste Systems ...