In recent decades, the cerebrospinal fluid, or CSF, in those spaces has drawn a great deal of interest. “Maybe the CSF can be a highway, in a way, for the flow or exchange of different things within ...

"Our findings suggest that shear flow forces in various fluids in our body, such as blood and cerebrospinal fluid, could trigger amyloid formation," says Goto. Given that some medical procedures ...

The change in blood flow that occurred with these slow waves ... proteins and other components from the brain into the ...

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

If the flow of CSF is insufficient for free collection, it may be necessary to aspirate the fluid carefully with a syringe. This increases the possibility of blood contamination. If increased ...

A lumbar puncture is used to take a sample of the cerebrospinal fluid from the lower back. This fluid flows around the spinal cord and the brain, and clears waste products. Levels of certain proteins ...