However, the brain’s blood vessels are surrounded by open, fluid-filled spaces. In recent decades, the cerebrospinal fluid, or CSF, in those spaces has drawn a great deal of interest. “Maybe the CSF ...

In addition to measuring the flow of CSF, the researchers were able observe and record the pulsing of lymph vessels in the neck that helps draw CSF out of the brain. "Unlike the cardiovascular ...

In a study published today (July 24) in Nature, researchers show that there is a hot spot of meningeal lymphatic vessels at the base of the rodent skull that is specialized to drain CSF and allow ...

Blood-brain barrier integrity, assessed by serum S-100B levels, appeared unaffected and uncompromised in the implant group. Among those with elevated cerebrospinal fluid cobalt or zirconium ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind.–Researchers at Purdue University are looking at the connection between sleep and Alzheimer’s disease.

"As the brain transitions from wakefulness to sleep ... cerebral blood volume, and CSF flow characterized non-REM sleep. The norepinephrine triggered "micro-arousals," causing vasomotion, the ...

Pressure in the abdominal cavity is normally lower than ICP so that CSF will flow into the abdomen. Any decrease in CSF flow into the peritoneal cavity must be investigated, focusing on conditions ...

Construction of China's first comprehensive clinical ward dedicated to brain-computer interface (BCI) technology started in ...

CSF flow imaging, diffusion tractography, and functional MRI. Fellows will also be exposed to advanced nuclear medicine techniques by way of multidisciplinary conferences, including brain PET with ...