How Does Your Brain Clean Itself?

Your body is constantly cleaning itself and destroying strange things that wander in. But the brain isn't connected to that cleaning service. So how does your brain take out the trash? And what’s that got to do with Alzheimer’s Disease? Turns out, scientists made an incredible new discovery this year. They discovered the glymphatic system - your brain’s garbage disposal!

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