What really happens to your brain when you don’t sleep? It is worse than you think

Brain's nightly cleaning cycle, crucial for clearing waste like beta-amyloid, falters with sleep loss. This disruption ...

University of Toronto Researchers Report Real-Time Brain Fluid Modulation Using Vielight Photobiomodulation

A new breakthrough study from the Rotman Research Institute at Baycrest, University of Toronto (Motsenyat et al., Brain Stimulation 2025) shows that brief sessions of pulsed photobiomodulation (PBM) ...
MIT Technology Review

Secrets of the sleep-deprived brain

If you find it hard to focus after a wakeful night, it’s because your brain is busy trying to catch up on crucial ...
The Telegraph

Billy Joel has excess fluid in his brain – a neurologist explains what happens when this protective liquid gets out of balance

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Danielle Wilhour, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (THE CONVERSATION) ...
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Test detects brain cancers in cerebrospinal fluid with high accuracy

A novel, multi-analyte test developed by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, its Ludwig Center and the Johns Hopkins Department of Neurosurgery can accurately identify brain cancers ...
EurekAlert!

COMBINEDBrain and MUSC announce partnership to establish biorepository for pediatric cerebrospinal fluid and CNS tissue bank

Nashville, TN – COMBINEDBrain, a leader in advancing translational neuroscience research, and the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), one of the nation's premier academic health centers, are ...
UPI

Billy Joel's brain fluid imbalance: what it means

May 28 (UPI) --Cerebrospinal fluid, or CSF, is a clear, colorless liquid that plays a crucial role in maintaining the health and function of your central nervous system. It cushions the brain and ...