A recent study published in the journal Nature Neuroscience reported that brain clearance is reduced during anesthesia and sleep. Sleep represents a state of vulnerable inactivity. Given the risks of ...

Problems with the brain's waste clearance system could underlie many cases of dementia and help explain why poor sleep ...

In recent years, several studies have suggested that the brain rinses itself of harmful waste, such as Aβ, during sleep. In the May 13 Nature Neuroscience, researchers led by Nicholas Franks and ...

The traditional notion that sleep serves as a detoxifying agent for the brain is under scrutiny, with recent research unveiling unexpected findings. According to the latest study, the toxic chemicals ...

We spend nearly a third of our lives asleep, yet sleep is anything but wasted time. Far from being passive downtime, it is an ...