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Imagine your brain as a complex network of tiny underground pipes, delivering essential nutrients and substances, while simultaneously flushing away waste. This is similar to the glymphatic system, a newly discovered pathway in the brain. It functions like aquaporin-4, the guardian at the endfeet of astrocytes, to deliver nutrients through the cerebrospinal fluid influx pathway […]
Imagine you have a car that’s been giving you trouble. The old mechanic’s diagnostic tools just aren’t cutting it, so you’re on the lookout for something better. Well, researchers have developed new criteria for diagnosing multiple system atrophy (MSA) that outperform the old methods used for over 10 years. It’s like trading in your clunky […]
Imagine if our bodies were like a computer network, with each system interconnected and influencing the others. Well, it turns out that diabetes and Parkinson’s disease might be more connected than we thought! A recent systematic review and meta-analysis explored the relationship between diabetes mellitus, prediabetes, and the risk and progression of Parkinson’s disease. The […]
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